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Table 4 Multivariate associations between MVPA characteristics and body fat percentage

From: Are all MVPA minutes equal? Associations between MVPA characteristics, independent of duration, and childhood adiposity

 

Girls

Boys

Model 1

Model 2

Model 1

Model 2

 

β

p

β

p

β

P

β

p

Duration

−0.26 (− 0.39,-0.12)

0.001

  

− 0.15 (− 0.25,-0.05)

0.004

  

Bout length

0.15 (0.00,0.30)

0.047

− 0.02 (− 0.19,0.15)

0.78

0.22 (0.10,0.34)

0.001

0.20 (−0.01,0.41)

0.06

Duration

  

−0.28 (− 0.42,-0.13)

0.001

  

− 0.02 (− 0.19,0.15)

0.82

Time of day

0.05 (− 0.10,0.19)

0.52

0.08 (− 0.05,0.20)

0.22

− 0.14 (− 0.26,-0.03)

0.012

− 0.13 (− 0.23,-0.02)

0.02

Duration

  

− 0.27 (− 0.40,− 0.14)

0.001

  

-0.14 (− 0.22,-0.05)

0.003

Consistency

− 0.07 (− 0.18,0.04)

0.20

−0.02 (− 0.13,0.10)

0.78

−0.09 (− 0.22,0.03)

0.15

−0.04 (− 0.17,0.08)

0.50

Duration

  

−0.25 (− 0.38,-0.12)

0.001

  

−0.14 (− 0.24,-0.04)

0.009

Intensity

−0.13 (− 0.24,-0.02)

0.026

−0.04 (− 0.15,0.07)

0.47

−0.20 (− 0.33,-0.07)

0.002

−0.16 (− 0.29,-0.03)

0.016

Duration

  

−0.23 (− 0.35,-0.11)

0.001

  

−0.10 (− 0.21,0.01)

0.07

  1. Dependent variable: Body fat percentage, standardised beta values reported (95% confidence).
  2. Model 1: adjusted for SES, average sleep duration, maturity offset.
  3. Model 2: adjusted for Model 1 + MVPA duration.