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Table 2 Cross-sectional association between domain-specific physical activity and daily accelerometer-assessed MVPA, MPA and VPA (N = 3871)

From: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of active travel, organised sport and physical education with accelerometer-assessed moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in young people: the International Children’s Accelerometry Database

 

MVPA

MPA

VPA

Coefficient

95% CI

P-value

Coefficient

95% CI

P-value

Coefficient

95% CI

P-value

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Active travel (ref. Other mode)

 Active mode

6.97

5.50

8.45

< 0.001

4.62

3.70

5.54

< 0.001

2.36

1.61

3.10

< 0.001

Organised sport (ref. Never)

 Occasionally

3.08

0.42

5.75

0.023

2.40

0.73

4.07

0.005

0.69

−0.67

2.04

0.321

 Sometimes

4.90

2.10

7.70

0.001

3.30

1.55

5.06

< 0.001

1.59

0.17

3.02

0.028

 Often

9.23

6.51

11.96

< 0.001

6.00

4.29

7.71

< 0.001

3.23

1.85

4.61

< 0.001

 Usually

11.40

8.54

14.26

< 0.001

7.31

5.52

9.10

< 0.001

4.09

2.64

5.54

< 0.001

Physical education (ref. 0–59 min)

 60–89 min

4.81

0.81

8.81

0.019

2.43

−0.07

4.93

0.057

2.37

0.35

4.39

0.021

 90–119 min

5.16

1.22

9.11

0.010

2.85

0.38

5.32

0.024

2.32

0.33

4.31

0.023

 120–149 min

4.70

0.74

8.66

0.020

1.90

−0.58

4.38

0.133

2.80

0.80

4.80

0.006

  ≥ 150 min

6.57

2.26

10.87

0.003

3.54

0.85

6.24

0.010

3.02

0.85

5.20

0.006

  1. The models were adjusted for age, sex, maternal education, season, monitor wear time, and study
  2. CI confidence interval, MPA moderate physical activity, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, VPA vigorous physical activity
  3. Bold: Significance level at 5%