Table 2 Associations of physical activities and sedentary behaviours with cardiometabolic risk factors
Cardiometabolic risk score | Body fat percentage (%) | Waist circumference (cm)A | Fasting serum insulin (mU/l)A | Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)A | Fasting plasma TG (mmol/l)A | Fasting plasma HDL Chol (mmol/l)A | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)A | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)A | Fasting plasma VLDL TGB(mmol/l) | Fasting plasma VLDL CholB(mmol/l) | Fasting plasma LDL Chol (mmol/l) | Fasting plasma HDL TGB(mmol/l) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Total physical activity (min/d) | -0.135 ** | -0.155 *** | -0.074 | -0.099 ** | 0.02 | -0.166 *** | 0.144 ** | -0.042 | 0.021 | -0.230 *** | -0.168 ** | -0.094 ** | -0.149 ** |
Unstructured physical activity (min/d) | -0.123 ** | -0.099 ** | -0.042 | -0.108 ** | -0.011 | -0.144 ** | 0.126 ** | 0.018 | -0.021 | -0.233 *** | -0.199 *** | -0.074 | -0.089 |
Structured exercise (min/d) | -0.026 | -0.058 | -0.026 | -0.061 | 0.029 | 0.005 | 0.044 | -0.056 | 0.065 | -0.015 | 0.036 | -0.018 | 0.004 |
Organised sports (min/d) | -0.042 | -0.131 ** | -0.059 | -0.010 | 0.043 | -0.089 | 0.113 ** | 0.027 | 0.104 ** | -0.074 | -0.056 | -0.092 ** | -0.086 |
Commuting to and from school (min/d) | -0.037 | -0.030 | -0.017 | 0.024 | 0.033 | -0.083 | 0.031 | -0.086 | -0.006 | -0.084 | -0.042 | -0.005 | -0.153 ** |
Physical activity during recess (min/d) | -0.098 ** | -0.148 ** | -0.107 ** | -0.097 ** | -0.064 | -0.015 | -0.078 | -0.14 ** | -0.096 ** | 0.015 | 0.039 | -0.065 | 0.016 |
Total sedentary behaviour (min/d) | 0.086 | 0.072 | 0.052 | 0.022 | 0.014 | 0.130 ** | -0.074 | 0.058 | -0.038 | 0.079 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0.089 |
Electronic media time (min/d) | 0.129 ** | 0.082 | 0.091 | 0.089 | 0.020 | 0.105 ** | -0.087 | 0.061 | 0.045 | 0.063 | 0.075 | 0.039 | 0.032 |
Watching television and videos (min/d) | 0.135 ** | 0.090 ** | 0.097 ** | 0.085 | 0.066 | 0.065 | -0.063 | 0.096 ** | 0.071 | 0.014 | 0.023 | 0.045 | 0.021 |
Using a computer and playing video games (min/d) | 0.078 | 0.032 | 0.038 | 0.063 | -0.021 | 0.116 ** | -0.085 | -0.018 | 0.006 | 0.107 | 0.115 ** | 0.043 | 0.016 |
Using a mobile phone and playing mobile games (min/d) | -0.020 | 0.028 | 0.028 | -0.009 | -0.074 | -0.006 | 0.010 | 0.040 | -0.036 | -0.035 | -0.032 | -0.081 | 0.048 |
Listening to music (min/d) | -0.035 | -0.038 | -0.056 | -0.025 | 0.032 | 0.076 | 0.092 ** | -0.017 | -0.082 | 0.050 | 0.019 | -0.018 | 0.141 ** |
Playing a musical instrument (min/d) | -0.071 | -0.072 | -0.051 | -0.134 ** | -0.015 | -0.045 | 0.004 | 0.043 | -0.050 | -0.040 | -0.020 | -0.012 | -0.010 |
Reading (min/d) | 0.036 | 0.019 | 0.015 | -0.014 | 0.030 | 0.048 | -0.051 | 0.027 | -0.036 | -0.014 | -0.020 | 0.038 | 0.069 |
Writing (min/d) | 0.030 | 0.054 | 0.042 | 0.001 | -0.005 | 0.031 | -0.025 | 0.049 | -0.028 | 0.000 | -0.020 | 0.059 | -0.008 |
Drawing (min/d) | 0.055 | 0.063 | 0.031 | 0.018 | 0.028 | 0.066 | -0.033 | 0.05 | -0.018 | 0.037 | 0.038 | 0.085 | 0.028 |
Doing arts and crafts (min/d) | 0.015 | 0.023 | -0.026 | 0.035 | 0.028 | 0.049 | 0.008 | 0.025 | -0.073 | 0.066 | 0.052 | 0.034 | 0.072 |
Playing board games (min/d) | -0.050 | -0.014 | -0.035 | -0.065 | -0.027 | -0.036 | -0.031 | -0.033 | -0.045 | -0.046 | -0.048 | -0.019 | -0.025 |
Resting (min/d) | 0.092 ** | 0.075 | 0.076 | 0.035 | -0.002 | 0.131 ** | -0.086 | 0.007 | -0.011 | 0.134 ** | 0.147 ** | 0.105 ** | 0.061 |