Table 3 Cross-tabulations between temperament clusters and longitudinal changes in weekly moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels from age 31 to age 46
TCI Clusters | |||||||||||
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Persistent | Overactive | Dependent | Passive | All | p-value | ||||||
Change in MVPA level (min/week) from 31 to 46 years | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Male, n | 359 | 281 | 378 | 277 | 1295 | 0.006 | |||||
Stable low | 200 | (56) | 141 | (50) | 220 | (58) | 176 | (64) | 737 | (57) | |
Increased | 69 | (19) | 40 | (14) | 69 | (18) | 40 | (14) | 218 | (17) | |
Decreased | 44 | (12) | 53 | (19) | 53 | (14) | 30 | (11) | 180 | (14) | |
Stable high | 46 | (13) | 47 | (17) | 36 | (10) | 31 | (11) | 160 | (12) | |
Female, n | 441 | 407 | 455 | 365 | 1668 | <0.001 | |||||
Stable low | 231 | (52) | 225 | (55) | 295 | (65) | 252 | (69) | 1003 | (60) | |
Increased | 107 | (24) | 72 | (18) | 88 | (19) | 58 | (16) | 325 | (19) | |
Decreased | 47 | (11) | 48 | (12) | 47 | (10) | 35 | (10) | 177 | (11) | |
Stable high | 56 | (13) | 62 | (15) | 25 | (5) | 20 | (5) | 163 | (10) | |