Prevalence and correlates of achieving recommended physical activity levels among children living in rural South Asia—A multi-centre study

Table 4 Associations between physical activity levels and BMI-z-scores in rural South Asian children aged 5–14 years

Type of physical activity	Age and sex adjusted^a β-coefficient (95 % CI)	Multivariate-adjusted^b β-coefficient (95 % CI)
Mode of travel
Motorized transport	0.00 (ref)	0.00 (ref)
Active transport	−0.1 (−0.3, 0.05)	−0.1 (−0.3, 0.1)
p-value	0.14	0.28
Leisure-time physical activity
< 1 h/day	0.00 (ref)	0.00 (ref)
≥ 1 h/day	−0.06 (−0.3, 0.16)	−0.09 (−0.3, 0.16)
p-value	0.56	0.47
Sedentary activity
> 2 h/day	0.00 (ref)	0.00 (ref)
≤ 2 h/day	−0. 2 (−0.4, − 0.04)	−0.3 (−0.5, −0.08)
p-value	0.01	0.008

^aThe outcome BMI-z- score is adjusted for age and sex
^bAdjusted for site, SES (tertiles), Highest household education in categories, processed food consumption as binary, fruit-vegetable consumption as binary, leisure-time physical activity as binary (for mode of travel and sedentary activity), active mode of travel as binary (for leisure-time physical activity and sedentary activity) and sedentary activity as binary (for leisure-time physical activity and active mode of travel)

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