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From: Objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and sleep duration: independent and combined associations with adiposity in canadian children

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Combined associations of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA), total sedentary time (SED) and sleep duration (SLEEP) with (a) percent body fat and (b) waist-to-height ratio in 9–11-year-old Canadian children. Data are presented as means±s.d. Mean time spent in MVPA was 38.3±8.0 and 80.3±12.6 min per day in the low- and high-tertile groups, respectively. Mean time spent sedentary was 447.5±30.5 and 580.3±36.4 min per day in the low- and high-tertile groups, respectively. Mean time spent in sleeping was 487.8±32.9 and 596.2±24.3 min per day in the low- and high-tertile groups, respectively. Adiposity indicators of participants between tertiles of MVPA/SED/SLEEP were compared by ANCOVA, followed by a Tukey post hoc test to determine which groups were significantly different. The model was adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, maturity offset, fast food consumption, annual household income and highest level of parental education. *P<0.05 vs high MVPA/low SED/high SLEEP; †P<0.05 vs high MVPA/low SED/low SLEEP.

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