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Table 3 Direct, indirect, and total effect estimates of overweight/obese status, time spent with friends, and time spent in MVPA on time spent television viewing.

From: Time with friends and physical activity as mechanisms linking obesity and television viewing among youth

 

Model Outcomes

 

Time with Friends

Time in MVPA

Time Viewing TV without Friends

 

Coefficient (SE)

p value

95% CI

Coefficient (SE)

p value

95% CI

Coefficient (SE)

p value

95% CI

Direct Effects:

         

Overweight/Obese

-0.279 (0.114)

0.015

(-0.50, -0.06)

-0.096 (0.054)

0.074

(-0.20, 0.01)

0.246 (0.093)

0.008

(0.06, 0.42)

Time in MVPA

--

--

--

--

--

--

-0.091 (0.038)

0.017

(-0.17, -0.02)

Time with Friends

--

--

--

0.095 (0.019)

0.000

(0.05, 0.13)

-0.214 (0.020)

0.000

(-0.25, -0.18)

Indirect Effects:

         

Overweight/Obese

0

0

0

-0.027 (0.011)

0.015

(-0.05, -0.01)

0.071 (0.026)

0.006

(0.02, 0.12)

Time in MVPA

--

--

--

--

--

--

0

0

0

Time with Friends

--

--

--

0

0

0

-0.009 (0.002)

0.000

(-0.012, -0.005)

Total Effects:

         

Overweight/Obese

-0.279 (0.114)

0.015

(-0.50, -0.06)

-0.123 (0.055)

0.026

(-0.23, -0.01)

0.317 (0.097)

0.001

(0.13, 0.51)

Time in MVPA

--

--

--

--

--

--

-0.091 (0.038)

0.017

(-0.17, -0.02)

Time with Friends

--

--

--

0.095 (0.019)

0.000

(0.06, 0.13)

-0.222 (0.019)

0.000

(-0.26, -0.18)

  1. Note. Effect coefficients are presented in unstandardized form.