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Table 3 Changes in average daily physical activity (min) between the Winter school term (2012) and subsequent school terms (95 % CI)

From: Too hot to move? Objectively assessed seasonal changes in Australian children’s physical activity

 

Model 1a

Model 2b

MPA

VPA

MVPA

MPA

VPA

MVPA

Whole sample

      

Winter

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Spring

2.4 (0.8 to 4.1)*

–2.4 (−3.6 to −1.2)**

−0.1 (−2.6 to 2.4)

−6.2 (−14.6 to 2.2)

−5.0 (−11.1 to 1.1)

11.4 (−25.0 to 1.3)~

Summer

−4.4 (−6.3 to −2.4)**

−6.2 (−7.6 to −4.8)**

−10.8 (−13.7 to −7.8)**

−5.0 (−9.5 to −0.6)*

−2.7 (−5.9 to 0.4)~

−7.8 (−14.6 to −0.9)*

Autumn

−0.8 (−2.9 to 1.4)

−1.2 (−2.8 to 0.3)

−2.2 (−5.4 to 1.1)

3.8 (−0.6 to 8.2)~

2.6 (−0.7 to 5.8)

6.6 (−0.2 to 13.5)~

Boys

      

Winter

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Spring

4.2 (1.7 to 6.8)**

−1.6 (−3.5 to 0.4)

2.7 (−1.3 to 6.6)

−1.4 (−14.6 to 11.7)

−1.1 (−11.7 to 9.4)

−2.5 (−25.0 to 17.2)

Summer

−3.3 (−6.3 to −0.4)*

−6.2 (−8.5 to −3.9)**

−9.7 (−14.3 to −5.1)**

−5.1 (−12.3 to 2.1)

−1.8 (−7.2 to 3.8)

−7.0 (−17.9 to 3.9)

Autumn

−1.2 (−4.6 to 2.1)

−1.0 (−3.6 to 1.6)

−2.3 (−7.6 to 2.8)

0.8 (−6.6 to 7.1)

1.2 (−4.2 to 6.7)

2.1 (−8.9 to 13.2)

Girls

      

Winter

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Spring

0.7 (−1.5 to 2.8)

−2.9 (−4.4 to −1.5)**

−2.3 (−5.6 to 1.0)

−8.8 (−18.9 to 1.4)~

−8.9 (−15.7 to −1.6)*

−18.0 (−33.8 to −2.3)*

Summer

−5.4 (−7.8 to −2.9)**

−6.1 (−7.8 to −4.4)**

−11.4 (−15.2 to −7.7)**

−5.0 (−10.4 to 0.4)~

−4.2 (−7.9 to −0.5)*

−9.2 (−17.5 to −0.9)*

Autumn

−0.6 (−3.2 to 2.1)

−1.4 (−3.3 to 0.4)

−2.1 (−6.2 to 2.0)

5.8 (0.4 to 11.2)*

3.9 (−0.1 to 7.4)~

9.9 (1.5 to 18.2)*

  1. MPA Moderate physical activity; VPA Vigorous physical activity; MVPA Moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity
  2. ~p <0.1; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01
  3. aThree level multilevel model (term, children, schools) adjusted for age, number of valid days, accelerometer wear time (whole sample additionally adjusted for sex)
  4. bThree level multilevel model (term, children, schools) adjusted for age, number of valid days, accelerometer wear time, average maximum temperature, average daily rainfall, number of days of rain, and average daylight minutes during data collection (whole sample additionally adjusted for sex)