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Table 6 The association between physical activity (PA) of dogs and the FANTASTICO lifestyle subscales of dog owners

Variables (Rho)	F	A	N	T	A	S	T	I	C	O
Dog accelerometer data	0.246	0.157	0.007	0.122	-0.212	0.323*	0.030	0.317	0.194	0.215
METs (kcal/kg/h)	0.210	0.254	0.107	-0.122	-0.364*	0.375*	0.184	0.326*	0.083	0.079
Steps (Counts/day)	0.180	0.176	-0.007	-0.068	-0.288	0.390*	0.178	0.331*	0.115	0.076
MPA (min/day)	0.076	0.005	-0.112	0.037	-0.082	0.141	0.091	0.119	0.019	0.196
VPA (min/day)	0.162	0.178	-0.020	-0.083	-0.284	0.393*	0.167	0.307	0.094	0.059
MVPA (min/day)	0.246	0.157	0.007	0.122	-0.212	0.323*	0.030	0.317	0.194	0.215

Abbreviations kcal/kg/h = Kilocalorie per kilogram per hour, METs = Number of metabolic equivalents, min/day = Minute per day, counts/day = counts per day, MPA = Moderate PA, MVPA = Moderate-to-vigorous PA, VPA = Vigorous PA. * p ≤ 0.05, F - Family and Friends; A - Associativism/physical Activity; N - Nutrition, T- Tobacco, A- Alcohol and other drugs; S - Sleep/Stress; T - Type Personality/Work; I - Introspection; C - Health and Sexual Behaviors; and O - Other Behaviors.

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