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Table 3 Mixed effects estimates on sedentary behavior (SB) 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

SB

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Age

0.64(0.34,0.95)

0.53(0.22,0.84)

0.57(0.25,0.89)

0.49(0.17,0.81)

Survey year (ref: 2004)

 2006

−1.99(−7.56,3.57)

−0.82(−6.45,4.8)

−1.14(−7,4.72)

−0.28(−6.22,5.66)

 2009

7.41(1.43,13.38)

6.8(0.82,12.79)

6.54(0.39,12.69)

5.86(−0.33,12.04)

 2011

2.97(−2.4,8.34)

0.86(−5.04,6.75)

2.61(−2.85,8.08)

1.24(−4.79,7.27)

2006*Age

0.45(0.00,0.89)

0.45(0.00,0.9)

0.37(−0.10,0.84)

0.39(−0.09,0.86)

2009*Age

−0.26(−0.75,0.23)

−0.19(−0.69,0.3)

−0.25(−0.75,0.26)

−0.15(−0.66,0.36)

2011*Age

0.30(−0.14,0.74)

0.23(−0.26,0.71)

0.16(−0.29,0.61)

0.12(−0.37,0.61)

Gender

−0.95(−2.12,0.22)

−0.89(−2.1,0.32)

−0.69(−1.86,0.49)

−0.54(−1.77,0.69)

Inverse Mill’s Ratio

 

−3.64(−5.61,-1.68)

 

−3.21(−5.25,-1.17)

Community Urbanicity

 

0.11(0.08,0.14)

 

0.06(0.03,0.10)

Bicycle ownership

  

0.50(−0.68,1.68)

0.37(−0.86,1.6)

Vehicle ownership

  

−0.87(−2.04,0.31)

0.06(−1.18,1.3)

No of Computers

  

3.43(2.28,4.58)

2.41(1.12,3.71)

No of Household members

  

−1.12(−1.56,-0.67)

−0.89(−1.36,-0.42)

Overweight/Obese

  

1.32(0.00,2.64)

1.5(−0.14,3.13)

Household income

  

1.45(0.63,2.28)

0.93(0.04,1.81)

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