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Table 4 MVPA during different times of the day by weight status (model adjusted for socioeconomic status)

From: Physical activity, screen time and obesity status in a nationally representative sample of Maltese youth with international comparisons

 

Normal weight

sd

95% Cl

Overweight

sd

95% Cl

Obese

sd

95% Cl

Total

sd

95% Cl

P value (ANCOVA)

Post-hoc (Bonferroni)

Boys

              

Weekdays

(n = 254)

  

(n = 99)

  

(n = 59)

  

(n = 412)

    

MVPA (min/day)

61.2

22.2

58.6-64.0

59.2

23.8

54.4-64.0

49.1

18.8

44.6-54.3

59.0

22.5

56.9-61.2

0.001

B, C*

Sedentary (min/day)

582.2

112.9

568.5-596.0

544.5

106.9

524.5-565.0

552.7

94.3

529.6-577.8

569.0

110.1

558.2-579.1

0.009

A

Total activity (counts/min)

481.4

135.1

464.7-497.4

487.3

149.8

458.5-519.0

428.3

122.4

398.0-462.1

475.2

138.1

462.4-488.8

0.015

B, C

5.30 am-8.29 am (counts/min)

477.6

244.8

447.4-508.5

495.3

206.6

452.9-538.9

480.8

194.8

428.5-530.7

482.3

229.1

459.9-504.8

0.846

 

8.30 am-1.59 pm (counts/min)

465.0

141.6

447.8-481.7

468.3

167.2

436.1-502.5

442.5

164.7

403.1-482.5

462.6

151.3

448.6-477.6

0.466

 

2.00 pm-6.59 pm (counts/min)

581.2

250.8

550.7-610.8

581.8

235.3

534.4-631.3

470.4

173.7

425.5-518.4

565.5

240.2

540.5-588.6

0.004

B, C

7.00 pm-11.59 pm (counts/min)

391.9

244.4

362.1-422.0

382.7

211.6

342.8-426.1

341.6

151.2

305.5-377.4

382.4

225.7

360.5-404.9

0.301

 

Weekends

(n = 241)

  

(n = 93)

  

(n = 57)

  

(n = 391)

    

MVPA (min/day)

60.4

32.6

56.6-64.4

55.2

30.5

49.4-61.5

46.9

29.7

39.6-55.3

57.2

32.0

54.1-60.2

0.012

C

Sedentary (min/day)

572.3

185.8

549.9-597.2

512.6

133.1

487.0-538.4

518.0

140.8

484.9-554.1

550.1

170.4

534.0-567.9

0.005

A

Total activity (counts/min)

488.3

209.4

462.3-515.9

476.6

189.2

439.5-516.1

436.2

188.0

387.8-487.2

477.9

202.0

458.4-499.4

0.206

 

5.30 am-8.29 am (counts/min)

382.6

522.0

310.6-468.4

465.7

464.0

365.4-581.3

344.2

281.5

266.8-427.9

396.4

479.5

341.8-455.4

0.316

 

8.30 am-1.59 pm (counts/min)

567.7

289.1

533.0-605.4

617.9

341.8

549.5-684.4

484.4

231.4

430.3-541.5

567.5

297.1

538.5-598.5

0.028

B

2.00 pm-6.59 pm (counts/min)

578.9

324.9

542.2-625.2

495.8

224.2

449.3-542.9

486.5

269.0

422.0-562.5

545.6

298.1

517.8-575.8

0.017

A

7.00 pm-11.59 pm (counts/min)

329.0

193.7

301.6-356.6

306.5

151.9

273.7-337.6

373.2

255.0

312.1-448.8

330.0

195.4

309.3-350.3

0.168

 

Girls

              

Weekdays

(n = 280)

  

(n = 64)

  

(n = 54)

  

(n = 398)

    

MVPA (min/day)

44.1

15.7

42.4-46.1

43.7

13.5

40.3-47.0

38.3

11.5

35.2-41.5

43.3

14.9

41.9-44.8

0.032

C

Sedentary (min/day)

603.4

96.6

592.2-614.7

583.6

75.7

565.3-602.3

610.3

125.0

580.7-644.8

601.2

98.1

591.3-610.2

0.21

 

Total activity (counts/min)

387.8

103.4

375.5-400.0

393.2

95.5

369.5-418.5

351.3

93.1

327.3-376.8

383.7

101.4

374.4-393.4

0.034

C

5.30 am-8.29 am (counts/min)

430.7

187.6

409.6-454.0

423.9

177.1

383.0-473.3

436.6

164.3

391.8-481.2

430.4

182.5

412.3-448.9

0.956

 

8.30 am-1.59 pm (counts/min)

365.5

122.3

352.3-379.8

354.8

105.4

331.6-381.6

345.3

114.9

316.2-377.5

361.0

118.7

350.1-372.3

0.466

 

2.00 pm-6.59 pm (counts/min)

453.5

170.5

432.9-474.1

467.4

166.0

429.8-504.3

386.6

128.1

352.8-422.6

446.6

166.1

431.1-462.7

0.012

B, C

7.00 pm-11.59 pm (counts/min)

335.1

194.6

312.5-357.9

327.2

163.1

289.2-369.9

288.8

128.4

255.1-321.5

327.5

182.4

309.3-345.4

0.234

 

Weekends

(n = 267)

  

(n = 61)

  

(n = 50)

  

(n = 378)

    

MVPA (min/day)

41.8

22.8

39.0-44.5

38.2

17.1

34.3-42.4

33.7

17.4

29.1-38.6

40.1

21.4

38.0-42.4

0.049

C

Sedentary (min/day)

558.3

155.6

540.1-577.4

549.3

158.3

510.4-593.7

556.0

175.1

510.4-604.6

556.6

158.4

540.7-572.9

0.921

 

Total activity (counts/min)

397.1

166.5

376.8-417.3

386.7

154.4

348.8-428.2

345.7

137.5

309.4-382.7

388.6

161.6

372.1-405.4

0.143

 

5.30 am-8.29 am (counts/min)

385.2

549.9

312.6-467.1

279.2

257.1

194.2-369.6

474.2

601.0

322.4-720.1

381.8

527.4

321.2-450.6

0.299

 

8.30 am-1.59 pm (counts/min)

444.0

209.6

418.6-469.1

418.5

191.5

372.9-466.7

373.9

162.7

331.7-419.2

430.7

202.1

410.2-450.9

0.084

 

2.00 pm-6.59 pm (counts/min)

457.1

259.0

427.5-491.4

426.4

267.1

367.6-496.6

366.6

188.3

317.9-418.1

440.3

253.5

414.9-468.3

0.073

 

7.00 pm-11.59 pm (counts/min)

306.9

212.2

281.0-332.7

318.8

178.1

273.6-366.7

279.8

147.1

236.4-324.2

305.2

199.1

284.7-328.2

0.563

 
  1. *A = Normal weight vs overweight p < .05.
  2. B = Overweight vs obese p < .05.
  3. C = Normal weight vs obese p < .05.