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Table 3 Associations between maternal-child co-participation and mothers’ MVPA and LMVPA 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

Mothers’ Weekday MVPA

β (95%CI)

Mothers’ Weekday LMVPA

β (95%CI)

Mothers’ Weekend MVPA

β (95%CI)

Mothers’ Weekend LMVPA

β (95%CI)

Walking or cycling with their child in their free time

 Never/seldom

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Sometimes

1.23 (−6.75, 9.22)

12.41 (−23.23, 48.04)

8.31 (0.04, 16.58)

14.27 (−28.13, 56.68)

 Often/always

19.25 (−2.02, 40.52)

47.20 (−20.20, 114.59)

21.29 (8.19, 34.39)

49.20 (−13.04, 111.44)

Playing sport with their child

 Never/seldom

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Sometimes

4.48 (−5.56, 14.53)

3.82 (−33.14, 40.77)

−4.08 (−12.77, 4.61)

−14.75 (−51.12, 21.62)

 Often/always

−2.76 (−22.69, 17.18)

14.49 (−50.53, 79.51)

−10.07 (−24.89, 4.76)

−25.04 (−63.23, 13.15)

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

 < once per month

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 1–3 times per month

−0.88 (−11.73, 9.96)

3.06 (−48.63, 54.75)

0.74 (−10.55, 12.04)

21. 63 (−19.11, 62.38)

 ≥ once per week

−13.28 (−27.11, 0.55)

−6.03 (−73.28, 60.68)

−7.80 (−19.30, 3.70)

7.34 (−35.91, 50.59)

Frequency of going to an indoor recreation centre with their child

 < once per month

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 1–3 times per month

−0.74 (−13.68, 12.20)

3.94 (−51.22 (59.11)

−4.22 (−12.77, 4.61)

−24.35 (−69.32, 20.61)

 ≥ once per week

−0.78 (−8.26, 6.69)

−48.95 (−81.31, −16.59)

−3.68 (−12.49, 5.13)

−31.49 (−82.21, 19.22)

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

 Inactive

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

 Active

8.05 (−2.08, 18.18)

27.29 (−5.14, 59.27)

4.74 (−3.63, 13.12)

26.87 (−1.23, 54.96)

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