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Table 2 Partial correlation coefficients between daily sedentary behavior and physical activity

From: Association between objectively evaluated physical activity and sedentary behavior and screen time in primary school children

Variables

Sedentary time (min/day)

LPA (min/day)

MVPA (min/day)

VPA (min/day)

Physical activity level

Sedentary time (min/day)

−0.87*

LPA (min/day)

 Ambulatory

−0.58*

0.49*

0.44*

0.24*

0.55*

 Non-ambulatory

−0.81*

0.91*

0.18*

−0.04

0.52*

 Total time

−0.95*

0.34*

0.06

0.68*

MVPA (min/day)

 Ambulatory

−0.41*

0.13*

0.90*

0.68*

0.74*

 Non-ambulatory

−0.66*

0.53*

0.72*

0.26*

0.73*

 Total time

−0.61*

0.34*

0.62*

0.89*

VPA (min/day)

 Ambulatory

−0.24*

0.05

0.58*

0.97*

0.58*

 Non-ambulatory

−0.26*

0.08

0.57*

0.82*

0.57*

 Total time

−0.27*

0.06

0.62*

0.62*

Television and video viewing time (min/day) (n = 420)

0.02

−0.06

0.09

0.04

0.02

Time spent playing electronic games and using personal computers (min/day) (n = 419)

0.06

−0.06

−0.02

−0.03

−0.05

Total screen time (min/day) (n = 415)

0.05

−0.08

0.04

0.01

−0.02

  1. Adjusted variables: age, sex, body weight and wearing time
  2. LPA light physical activity, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, VPA vigorous physical activity
  3. * p < 0.05