Table 3 Partial correlation coefficients between physical activity parameters & measures of adiposity by site & sex
| Â | Ghana | South Africa | Jamaica | Seychelles | United States | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI | Waist | % Fat | BMI | Waist | % Fat | BMI | Waist | % Fat | BMI | Waist | % Fat | BMI | Waist | % Fat | |
Men | |||||||||||||||
Sample Size | 180 | 230 | 223 | 214 | 229 | ||||||||||
Mean Activity Counts (ct/min) | -0.28*** | -0.21** | -0.36*** | 0.04 | -0.01 | 0.02 | -0.11 | -0.14* | -0.17* | -0.22*** | -0.26*** | -0.26*** | -0.24*** | -0.23*** | -0.30*** |
MVPA** (min/d in 1-min bouts) | -0.25*** | -0.17* | -0.30*** | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | -0.12 | -0.12 | -0.16* | -0.24*** | -0.28*** | -0.27*** | -0.27*** | -0.24*** | -0.33*** |
MVPA (min/d in 10-min bouts) | -0.17* | -0.15* | -0.21** | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.11 | -0.11 | -0.11 | -0.13 | -0.27*** | -0.30*** | -0.30*** | -0.25*** | -0.24*** | -0.30*** |
Sedentary Time (min/d in 1-min bouts) | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | -0.08 | -0.06 | -0.03 | -0.06 | -0.06 |
Women | |||||||||||||||
Sample Size | 269 | 264 | 232 | 237 | 241 | ||||||||||
Mean Activity Counts (ct/min) | -0.14* | -0.18** | -0.19** | -0.08 | -0.05 | -0.07 | -0.17* | -0.17** | -0.15* | 0.003 | 0.01 | -0.03 | -0.12 | -0.11 | -0.14* |
MVPA** (min/d in 1-min bouts) | -0.06 | -0.13* | -0.11 | -0.12* | -0.08 | -0.09 | -0.15* | -0.16* | -0.13 | -0.01 | -0.02 | -0.04 | -0.16* | -0.14* | -0.20** |
MVPA (min/d in 10-min bouts) | -0.08 | -0.10 | -0.12* | -0.10 | -0.05 | -0.07 | -0.09 | -0.09 | -0.07 | -0.01 | -0.04 | -0.01 | -0.11 | -0.10 | -0.15* |
Sedentary Time (min/d in 1-min bouts) | 0.005 | -0.03 | -0.04 | -0.07 | -0.13* | -0.15* | -0.07 | -0.03 | -0.06 | -0.01 | -0.07 | -0.09 | 0.02 | 0.01 | -0.07 |