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Table 3 Adjusted means (95% CI) of outcome variables between urban and rural children

From: The relationship between living in urban and rural areas of Scotland and children’s physical activity and sedentary levels: a country-wide cross-sectional analysis

Outcome variablea

Urban (n = 591) mean (95% CI)

Rural (n = 145) mean (95% CI)

Diff mean (95% CI)

Mean Daily total activity, CPM

644.7

658.0

−13.23

(622.9; 666.6)

(620.9; 695.1)

(− 53.84; 27.37)

Mean Weekday CPM

643.7

669.9

−26.25

(623.3; 664.0)

(633.2; 706.6)

(− 68.55; 16.05)

Mean Weekend CPM

641.4

618.9

22.53

(601.0; 681.9)

(556.9; 680.8)

(−38.17; 83.24)

Mean Daily Light Physical Activity, LPA (mins)

252.0

265.1

−13.08*

(247.7; 256.3)

(255.8; 274.3)

(−23.05; −3.10)

Mean Weekday LPA

262.1

275.6

−13.45*

(257.3; 266.9)

(265.6; 285.5)

(−24.09; − 2.81)

Mean Weekend LPA

223.1

235.9

−12.81*

(217.3; 228.9)

(224.5; 247.3)

(−24.91; −0.72)

Mean Daily MVPA (mins)

72.3

73.5

−1.20

(69.5; 75.0)

(68.7; 78.3)

(−6.55; 4.14)

Mean Weekday MVPA

74.8

77.6

−2.77

(72.0; 77.7)

(72.6; 82.6)

(−8.32; 2.77)

Mean Weekend MVPA

64.8

61.0

3.79

(60.8; 68.8)

(54.5; 67.6)

(−3.53; 11.11)

Mean Daily Sedentary time, ST (mins)

453.9

439.7

14.27*

(447.9; 459.9)

(428.3; 451.0)

(2.23; 26.32)

Mean Weekday ST

462.1

445.9

16.22*

(455.8; 468.4)

(433.8; 457.9)

(3.47; 28.98)

Mean Weekend ST

428.9

419.8

9.04

(420.9; 436.9)

(406.2; 433.5)

(−4.92; 23.00)

  1. MVPA Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity, LPA Light Physical Activity, ST Sedentary Time
  2. Due to rounding and decimal places, differences may not match subtractions; *p < 0.05
  3. aMarginal means, adjusted for household equivalised income, sex, body mass index (BMI), distance to school (metres), mean wear time per day, walkability z score, number of valid days, and season of measurement