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Table 4 Adjusted associations between daily LPA/segmented across the day and temporal and demographic factors

From: Objectively measured physical activity in four-year-old British children: a cross-sectional analysis of activity patterns segmented across the day

 

βa(95% C.I.)

 

  Daily total

  Morning

  Afternoon

  Evening

Sex (ref: male)

-11.1 (-22.7, 0.47)

-8.5 (-14.6, -2.4)**

-0.70 (-5.4, 4.0)

-2.9 (-9.0, 3.2)

Weight status (ref: normal weight)

    

 Overweight

3.4 (-14.3, 21.3)

5.6 (-3.7, 15.1)

-0.26 (-7.5, 7.0)

-2.6 (-12.0, 6.7)

 Underweight

-4.2 (-27.3, 18.9)

-6.0 (-18.3, 6.2)

-7.6 (-17.1, 1.8)

3.4 (-8.9, 15.6)

Child in full-time childcare (ref: part-time)

-11.7 (-33.2, 9.8)

-12.4 (-23.8, -1.1)*

-4.2 (-12.9, 4.6)

6.1 (-5.2, 17.4)

Age mother left full time education (ref: ≤16 years)

    

 17-18 years

-1.4 (-15.6, 12.8)

3.2 (-4.3, 10.7)

-0.40 (-6.2, 5.4)

-5.1 (-12.6, 2.4)

 ≥18 years

-13.9 (-28.4, 0.6)

6.2 (-1.4, 13.8)

-2.9 (-8.7, 3.0)

-15.3 (-22.9, -7.7)**

Time of the week (ref: weekday)

-3.7 (-9.1, 1.6)

-11.3 (-14.0, -8.6)**

0.17 (-2.5, 2.8)

7.9 (5.0, 10.8)**

Season (ref: winter)

    

 Spring

2.6 (-13.1, 18.3)

6.3 (-1.9, 14.4)

1.5 (-4.9, 8.1)

-5.2 (-13.4, 3.1)

 Summer

-0.44 (-16.7, 15.8)

-10.1 (-18.6, -1.5)*

-1.9 (-8.6, 4.9)

7.7 (-0.95, 16.3)

 Autumn

-7.6 (-24.0, 8.8)

-1.2 (-9.2, 6.7)

-3.1 (9.5, 3.3)

-6.0 (-14.0, 2.1)

  1. aβ co-efficient represents the difference in minutes spent in light physical activity (LPA) compared to the reference category for the given time segment. Final results from a two-level random intercept models adjusted for sex, weight status, time in childcare, age child’s mother left full-time education, time of the week (weekday vs. weekend) and season (Winter: December-February; Spring: March-May; Summer: June-August; Autumn: September-November); *p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.