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Table 4 Boys (n = 618) – comparison of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and time spent sedentary (minutes per day) between school and summer

From: Differences in elementary-age children’s accelerometer - measured physical activity between school and summer: three-year findings from the What’s UP (Undermining Prevention) with summer observational cohort study

 

Timepoint

Est

(95CI)

Within a

Between Income to Poverty Groups

   
 

School

 

Summer

Interactions b

Diff

(95CI)

Contrast

Diff

(95CI)

 

Diff

(95CI)

Diff

(95CI)

Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity

            

Overall c

Summer

65.8

(63.2,

68.3)

9.1 (8.1, 10.2)

           
 

School

74.9

(72.4,

77.4)

           

Ratio of Income to Poverty Groupd

              

Low-Income (≤ 2.0)

Summer

66.0

(62.5,

69.5)

8.3 (6.4, 10.1)

L v M

-1.7

(-4.8,

1.4)

 

− 4.3

(-7.5,

-1.1)

NS

  
 

School

74.2

(70.8,

77.6)

L v H

1.9

(-1.5,

5.4)

 

1.6

(-1.9,

5.2)

NS

  

Middle-Income (2.0 to 3.0)

Summer

61.7

(58.3,

65.0)

10.2 (6.7, 13.7)

M v H

3.6

(0.8,

6.4)

 

5.9

(3.1,

8.8)

NS

  
 

School

72.5

(69.2,

75.8)

           

High-Income (> 3.0)

Summer

67.6

(64.2,

71.0)

8.6 (7.0, 10.1)

           
 

School

76.2

(72.8,

79.5)

           

Time Spent Sedentary

              

Overall c

Summer

499.5

(491.3,

507.6)

-9.9 (-13.0, -6.9)

           
 

School

489.6

(481.5,

497.6)

           

Ratio of Income to Poverty Groupd

              

Low-Income (≤ 2.0)

Summer

502.3

(492.0,

512.6)

-10.4 (-16.0, -4.8)

L v M

-4.9

(-14.1,

4.4)

 

-4.1

(-13.8,

5.6)

NS

  
 

School

491.8

(481.8,

501.8)

L v H

-1.4

(-11.7,

8.9)

 

-3.2

(-13.8,

7.5)

NS

  

Middle-Income (2.0 to 3.0)

Summer

498.2

(488.2,

508.1)

-11.2 (-17.1, -5.3)

M v H

3.5

(-4.9,

11.8)

 

0.9

(-7.6,

9.5)

NS

  
 

School

487.0

(477.2,

496.7)

           

High-Income (> 3.0)

Summer

499.1

(489.1,

509.1)

-8.6 (-13.3, -4.0)

           
 

School

490.5

(480.6,

500.3)

           
  1. a Positive within values represent greater minutes per day during school compared to summer
  2. b Income to Poverty Group – x – School vs. Summer interaction
  3. c Controlling for age (years) and ratio of income to poverty
  4. d Controlling for age (years)
  5. GREYED values represent differences where the 95% confidence intervals do not include zero
  6. Abbreviations: L = Low-Income; M = Middle-Income; H = High-Income