Associations between self-reported and objectively measured physical activity and overweight/obesity among adults in Kota Bharu and Penang, Malaysia

Table 5 Associations between objective total MVPA and self-reported PA with WC measurements

Variables	Estimate b	t	95% CI	p
Objective measurement of physical activity
Total MVPA per day	−.061	− 1.27	−.15, .033	.204
Self-reported physical activity
Total self-reported physical activity	−.0003	.-.251	−.002, 0.002	.802
Total physical activity at work [including walking]	.0007	.179	−.007, .008	.858
MVPA at work [excluding walking]	.004	.886	−.006, .015	.376
Biking as transport	−.004	−.499	−.017, .010	.618
Walking as transport	−.0005	−.339	−.003, .003	.735
Total active transport [walking and biking]	−.0006	−.397	−.003, .002	.692
Total physical activity during housework, house maintenance and caring for family	0.002	.406	0.108, .016	.685
Walking for leisure and recreation	−.0002	−.091	−.005, .005	.928
MVPA for leisure and recreation	−.028	−1.144	−.076, 0.020	.253

MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
Note. The dependent variable for the model is the WC measurement. Age, sex, marital status, education, employment status, city (site for data collection), socioeconomic status (SES), and the average of valid accelerometer wearing hours per day were included as covariates in all models

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