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Table 3 Associations with the whole study population (N = 4582) between the continuous factors emerged in the decision tree model and time spent in sedenteriness (SED), light physical activity (LPA), and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)

From: Correlates of physical activity behavior in adults: a data mining approach

Continuous factors emerged in the decision tree model

Missing values (n)

SED (min/day)

LPA (min/day)

MVPA (min/day)

  

B (95% CI)

p

B (95% CI)

p

B (95% CI)

p

Body fat percentage

75

26.5 (23.5, 29.6)

< 0.001**

-16.1 (−18.5, − 13.6)

< 0.001**

-11.7 (− 12.9, − 10.6)

< 0.001**

Normalized heart rate recovery 60 s after exercise

421

-16.1 (− 18.1, − 13.4)

< 0.001**

9.9 (7.7, 12.1)

< 0.001**

9.6 (8.6, 10.6)

< 0.001**

Extravagance score

336

6.3 (3.5, 9)

< 0.001**

-3.7 (−5.9, − 1.50)

0.001**

−0.6 (− 1.6, 0.5)

0.273

Average weekday total sitting time

204

34.1 (31.5, 36.7)

< 0.001**

− 25.3 (− 27.4, −23.3)

< 0.001**

− 5.8 (− 6.8, − 4.7)

< 0.001**

Number of workplaces

10

2.9 (− 0.1, 6)

0.058

−3.2 (− 5.6, − 0.7)

0.011*

0.6 (− 0.5, 1.7)

0.302

Normalized heart rate recovery 30 s after exercise

399

−16.9 (− 19.6, − 14.2)

< 0.001**

11 (8.8, 13.2)

< 0.001**

9.1 (8 to 10.1)

< 0.001**

Fear of uncertainty score

336

−1.8 (− 4.6, 0.9)

0.198

0.7 (− 1.6, 2.9)

0.553

−0.6 (− 1.7, 0.4)

0.235

Weight

4

13.3 (10.3, 16.3)

< 0.001**

−8.4 (−10.7, − 6)

< 0.001**

−3.4 (− 4.5, − 2.2)

< 0.001**

Skeletal muscle mass

75

− 8.4 (− 13.1, − 3.8)

< 0.001**

3.5 (− 0.1, 7.2)

0.060

9.6 (7.8, 11.3)

< 0.001**

Normalized heart rate recovery slope

425

−17.7 (− 15, − 20.4)

< 0.001**

10.6 (12.8, 8.4)

< 0.001**

9.5 (10.5, 8.4)

< 0.001**

Fitness score

75

−23.4 (− 26.2, − 20.7)

< 0.001**

15.1 (12.9, 17.3)

< 0.001**

10.7 (9.7, 11.8)

< 0.001**

Population density

12

7.5 (3.7, 11.4)

< 0.001**

−7 (−10.1, − 3.1)

< 0.001**

0.8 (− 0.5, 2.2)

0.227

Number of housing unit in row houses

12

3.2 (0.2, 6.2)

0.036*

−2.9 (− 5.3, −0.5)

0.018*

−0.2 (−1.3, 0.9)

0.703

Average weekday sitting time at the office or other such place

382

27.9 (25.2, 30.6)

< 0.001**

−22.4 (− 24.6, − 20.3)

< 0.001**

−2.6 (− 3.6, − 1.5)

< 0.001**

Number of public transportation stops

10

4.1 (1.8, 8.1)

0.002**

−3.6 (− 6.1, − 1)

0.006**

0.3 (− 0.8, 1.5)

0.572

Number of road accidents

10

5.9 (2.5, 9.4)

0.001**

−3.8 (− 6.6, −1.1)

0.006**

0.1 (−1.13, 1.3)

0.876

Explorative excitability score

336

3.1 (0.4, 5.9)

0.026*

−2.2 (− 4.4, 0.03)

0.054

0.6 (−0.4, 1.7)

0.248

Overall health-related quality of life score

334

−8.4 (−11.1, − 5.7)

< 0.001**

5.81 (3.6, 7.9)

< 0.001**

4.1 (3.1, 5.1)

< 0.001**

Lean body mass

75

−8.8 (−13.4, −4.3)

< 0.001**

3.1 (0.3, 7.6)

0.033*

9.4 (7.8, 11.2)

< 0.001**

Disorderliness score

337

6.4 (3.6, 9.1)

< 0.001**

−4.8 (−6.1, −2.6)

< 0.001**

−0.7 (−1.8, 0.3)

0.188

Impulsiveness score

336

2.2 (−0.5, 4.1)

0.112

−1.5 (−3.7, 0.7)

0.176

−0.4 (− 1.4, 0.6)

0.436

Average weekday computer use time

456

14.7 (11.9, 17.5)

< 0.001**

−11.4 (− 13.7, −9.2)

< 0.001**

−4.5 (− 5.5, − 3.4)

< 0.001**

  1. The regression coefficients (B) with (95% confidence interval) from generalized linear mixed model controlling for gender and age with urban-rural area as a random effect. ⁎p < 0.05; **p < 0.01