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Table 3 Physical activity and sedentary bout length between school stages by subjects

From: Objectively measured sedentary behaviour and moderate and vigorous physical activity in different school subjects: a cross-sectional study

 

Grades 4–6 (Ref: grades 1–3)

Grades 7–9 (Ref: grades 1–3)

Proportion of MVPA

 Native language

−0.6 (−0.9– -0.2) *

−0.4 (−1.0–0.3)

 Mathematics

−0.7 (−1.1– -0.2) *

−0.7 (−1.3– -0.0) *

 Science

−1.9 (−3.1– -0.6) *

−2.1 (−5.0–0.8)

 Foreign language

−0.9 (−1.7– -0.2) *

−0.3 (−1.2–0.6)

 Music

−1.2 (−2.1– -0.4) *

−1.7 (−3.1– -0.3) *

 Crafts

−0.1 (−1.1–1.0)

2.4 (0.7–4.0) *

Proportion of sedentary time

 Native language

6.0 (3.9–8.1) *

8.5 (4.3–12.6) *

 Mathematics

8.5 (5.4–11.6) *

10.8 (6.1–15.6) *

 Science

11.7 (6.4–17.0) *

14.6 (2.4–26.9) *

 Foreign language

10.0 (6.2–13.9) *

12.6 (8.0–17.2) *

 Music

9.0 (4.3–12.8) *

18.3 (11.3–25.2) *

 Crafts

0.3 (−3.0–3.5)

−2.5 (−8.4–3.4)

Sedentary bout length

 Native language

7.5 (5.1–10.0) *

10.4 (6.5–14.3) *

 Mathematics

7.8 (5.3–10.2) *

10.9 (6.8–15.0) *

 Science

7.7 (4.3–11.0) *

10.3 (2.5–18.2) *

 Foreign language

5.5 (1.4–9.5) *

5.6 (0.8–10.4) *

 Music

6.2 (3.5–8.9) *

16.6 (11.9–21.3) *

 Crafts

0.6 (−1.8–2.9)

2.9 (−1.7–7.4)

  1. Models are controlled for BMI and gender
  2. Data are presented as beta coefficients (95% confidence interval)
  3. MVPA moderate and vigorous physical activity
  4. *different from grades 1–3, p < 0.05