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Table 2 Prevalence of maternal-child co-participation and associations with children’s LMVPA and MVPA on weekdays and weekend days*

From: Maternal-child co-participation in physical activity-related behaviours: prevalence and cross-sectional associations with mothers and children’s objectively assessed physical activity levels

Co-participatory activity

Prevalence

N (%)

Children’s Weekday MVPA

β (95%CI)

Children’s Weekday LMVPA

β (95%CI)

Children’s Weekend MVPA

β (95%CI)

Children’s Weekend LMVPA

β (95%CI)

Walking or cycling with their child in their free time

 Never/seldom

41 (33%)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Sometimes

72 (59%)

3.04 (−6.26, 12.37)

6.21 (−12.66, 25.08)

9.60 (0.96, 18.24)

24.09 (9.41, 38.78)

 Often/always

10 (8%)

5.43 (−7.19, 18.04)

8.26 (−20.73, 37.25)

15.77 (3.54, 28.0)

16.68 (−9.88, 43.27)

Playing sport with their child

 Never/seldom

52 (42%)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Sometimes

57 (46%)

−3.76 (−16.19, 8.66)

−4.21 (−25.6, 17.16)

−9.51 (−22.07, 3.05)

−8.04 (−28.47, 12.39)

 Often/always

14 (11%)

−9.07 (−23.56, 5.40)

−15.53 (−44.02, 12.97)

−11.78 (−26.19, 2.63)

−10.45 (−26.18, 5.29)

Going to the park, playground, beach or similar with their child

 < once per month

46 (37%)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 1–3 times per month

58 (47%)

−8.31 (−19.99, 3.37)

−10.44 (−32.18, 11.30)

5.74 (−9.39, 20.88)

9.30 (−20.62, 39.21)

 ≥ once per week

19 (15%)

−19.79 (−30.40, −9.18)

−29.85 (−58.97, −0.73)

−12.04 (−31.61, 7.53)

−27.36 (−68.21, 13.49)

Frequency of going to an indoor recreation centre with their child

 < once per month

60 (49%)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 1–3 times per month

26 (21%)

1.40 (−10.74, 13.53)

8.55 (−19.80, 36.90)

−17.70 (−29.15, −6.24)

−21.79 (−52.93, 9.34)

 ≥ once per week

37 (30%)

2.16 (−2.71, 7.02)

1.11 (−14.16, 16.40)

−6.91 (−21.78, 7.95)

−12.14 (−34.36, 10.08)

Mode of transport used for short trips (<1 km) with their child

 Inactive

43 (35%)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Active

80 (65%)

15.73 (6.48, 24.99)

12.64 (−8.58, 33.84)

2.09 (−9.21, 13.40)

−4.53 (−24.02, 14.97)

  1. *Multi-variate linear regression models adjusted for maternal education, child’s sex, accelerometer wear time and clustering by preschool attended; Bolded results are significant at p < 0.05