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Table 2 Self-reported leisure-time moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) at the age of 31 and 46 years according to TCI clusters at the age of 31 years

From: Temperament and longitudinal changes in physical activity – the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study

 

TCI clusters

        

Variable

Persistent1

Overactive2

Dependent3

Passive4

All

p-value*

Male

          

MVPA at age 31, n (%)

377

(28)

304

(22)

390

(29)

288

(21)

1359

 

 min/week, md (IQR)

45

(10−150)

75

(10−188)

75

(15−113)

38

(0−113) b

 

0.008

 min/week, mean (SD)

97

(119)

119

(132)

90

(98)

90

(124)

  

MVPA at age 46, n (%)

359

(28)

284

(22)

381

(29)

279

(21)

1303

 

 min/week, md (IQR)

75

(15−188)

75

(15−188)

75

(15−188)

45

(5−150) b

 

0.014

 min/week, mean (SD)

121

(135)

114

(122)

104

(111)

89

(107)

  

Female

          

MVPA at age 31, n (%)

454

(26)

420

(24)

477

(28)

374

(22)

1725

 

 min/week, md (IQR)

45

(15−113)

75

(15−188)

45

(10−113)d,e

30

(0−113)a,b

 

< 0.001

 min/week, mean (SD)

90

(103)

98

(105)

70

(85)

70

(101)

  

MVPA at age 46, n (%)

443

(26)

413

(25)

460

(27)

366

(22)

1682

 

 min/week, md (IQR)

113

(30−188)

90

(30−188)

75

(15−113)d,e

45

(10−113)a,b

 

< 0.001

 min/week, mean (SD)

134

(131)

126

(127)

95

(112)

94

(119)

  
  1. Note. * Overall p-value refers to comparison between TCI clusters with the use of independent-Samples Kruskal−Wallis Test. Pairwise comparison was made if overall p-value was significant. Adj. pa-f = significance values have been adjusted by the Bonferroni correction for multiple tests
  2. a 1 vs. 4, b 2 vs. 4, c 3 vs. 4, d 1 vs. 3, e 2 vs. 3, f 1 vs. 2. Clusters; persistent – characterized by high in persistence, overactive – high in novelty seeking and low in harm avoidance, dependent – highest attachment and dependence, passive – high in harm avoidance and low in novelty seeking, TCI – Cloninger’s temperament and Character Inventory, MVPA– moderate to vigorous physical activity, MD – median, IQR – Interquartile range, SD – standard deviation, min/week – minutes in a week