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Table 3 Associations of potential correlates with moderate-to-vigorous and total physical activity

From: Subjectively and objectively assessed social and physical environmental correlates of preschoolers’ accelerometer-based physical activity

  1. The subjectively (i.e. by parent proxy-report) or objectively (marked with a hashtag #) assessed variables in the four domains were concurrently tested in the multilevel regression models. Both family- (white) and community-level potential correlates (grey) were included in the analyses. Domain classification was adapted from Sallis et al. [44]. No potential correlates belonging to the domain psychological, cognitive and emotional potential correlates were assessed in this study. MVPA and TPA were measured in minutes/weekend day or minutes/weekday afternoon and mean accelerometer counts/15 s, respectively. A weekend day and a weekday afternoon comprised the period between 7 am - 9 pm and 1–9 pm, respectively. If units of independent variables are not otherwise specified they are measured on an ordinal scale (details on measurement, scale levels and operationalization are provided in Table 1).
  2. BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, n number of children included in the respective analysis, N number of preschools included in the respective analysis, PA physical activity; SES, socioeconomic status, TPA total physical activity.
  3. *P < 0,1, **P < 0,05.