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Table 2 Mixed effects estimates on physical activity (PA) levels (MET-hrs/wk) among Chinese children, coefficient (95% CI)

From: Age, period and cohort effects and the predictors of physical activity and sedentary behaviour among Chinese children, from 2004 to 2011

PA

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Age

6.12(5.28,6.96)

6.21(5.36,7.07)

5.6(4.72,6.49)

5.75(4.84,6.65)

Survey year (ref: 2004)

 2006

0.40(−13.74,14.55)

−1.05(−15.42,13.31)

−3.31(−18.61,11.99)

−5.18(−20.7,10.34)

 2009

12.98(−2.78,28.74)

12.64(−3.25,28.54)

10.15(−6.39,26.69)

9.97(−6.70,26.64)

 2011

−23.6(−9.14,-38.07)

−17.73(−1.77,-33.69)

−20.2(−5.28,-35.13)

14.56(−1.95,31.06)

2006*Age

−0.10(−1.26,1.07)

−0.08(−1.25,1.1)

0.41(−0.84,1.66)

0.40(−0.86,1.66)

2009*Age

−1.04(−2.37,0.29)

−1.01(−2.35,0.34)

−0.60(−1.98,0.79)

−0.65(−2.05,0.76)

2011*Age

−1.91(−3.15,-0.68)

−1.20(−2.55,0.15)

−1.31(−2.57,-0.05)

−0.96(−2.04,-0.73)

Gender

−6.38(−9.85,-2.9)

−5.86(−9.52,-2.2)

−6.24(−9.73,-2.75)

−5.74(−9.42,-2.06)

Inverse Mill’s Ratio

 

3.99(−1.51,9.48)

 

5.80(0.06,11.53)

Community Urbanicity

 

−0.15(−0.24,-0.05)

 

−0.07(−0.18,-0.03)

Bicycle ownership

  

2.07(−1.24,5.37)

2.34(−1.12,5.79)

Vehicle ownership

  

0.71(−2.58,4.01)

0.06(−3.42,3.53)

No of Computers

  

−4.80(−9.03,-0.57)

−4.74(−9.43,-0.05)

No of Household members

  

0.71(−0.57,1.99)

0.41(−0.95,1.77)

Overweight/Obese

  

0.61(−3.91,5.14)

2.88(−1.97,7.72)

Household income

  

0.60(−1.68,2.89)

0.65(−1.79,3.08)

Number of observations

5697

5319

4532

4177

Number of individuals

3528

3162

3022

2676

  1. Notes: Data from CHNS 2004–2011; bold values denote statistical significance at p < 0.05