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Table 2 Association between combinations of different MVPA levels at baseline and follow-up with BMI percentile at 2-year (N = 3393) and 6-year follow-up (N = 1899)

From: Trajectories of objectively measured physical activity and childhood overweight: longitudinal analysis of the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort

Exposure:

MVPA categoriesc

BMI percentilea at 2-year follow-up

BMI percentilea at 6-year follow-up

N

(%)

βb

(95% CI)

p-value

N

(%)

βb

(95% CI)

p-value

Cutoff: 30 min./day

(baseline / follow-up)

 Ref. - / -

176 (5.2%)

0

/

65 (3.4%)

0

/

 - / +

307 (9.0%)

0.229 (−2.876;3.335)

0.879

241 (12.7%)

1.780 (−4.179;7.738)

0.541

 + / -

359 (10.6%)

1.288 (−1.679;4.256)

0.377

195 (10.3%)

3.541 (−2.533;9.615)

0.239

 + / +

2551 (75.2%)

0.337 (−2.252;2.926)

0.789

1398 (73.6%)

−0.265 (−5.728;5.197)

0.921

Cutoff: 45 min./day (baseline / follow-up)

 Ref. - / -

828 (24.4%)

0

/

434 (22.9%)

0

/

 - / +

652 (19.2%)

0.120 (−1.614;1.853)

0.887

466 (24.5%)

−3.390 (−6.298;-0.482)

0.025

 + / -

558 (16.4%)

0.114 (−1.683;1.912)

0.896

319 (16.8%)

1.595 (−1.572;4.762)

0.307

 + / +

1355 (40.0%)

−1.195 (−2.712;0.323)

0.117

680 (35.8%)

−4.511 (−7.273;-1.749)

0.003

Cutoff: 60 min./day (baseline / follow-up)

 Ref. - / -

1772 (52.2%)

0

/

987 (52.0%)

0

/

 - / +

622 (18.3%)

−0.374 (−1.914;1.165)

0.618

402 (21.2%)

−3.925 (−6.512;-1.338)

0.005

 + / -

491 (14.5%)

−0.538 (−2.229;1.153)

0.516

289 (15.2%)

−0.532 (−3.431;2.367)

0.707

 + / +

508 (15.0%)

−1.266 (−2.957;0.425)

0.135

221 (11.6%)

−4.184 (−7.461;-0.908)

0.015

  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, CI confidence interval
  2. aBased on the (IOTF) BMI percentile curves updated by Cole & Lobstein [29]
  3. bEstimates were adjusted for age, sex, parental education, baseline BMI percentile, duration between baseline and follow-up survey, and country
  4. c+: MVPA ≥ cutoff (minutes per day), −: MVPA < cutoff (minutes per day)