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Table 2 Spearman and Pearson correlation coefficients for comparison of self-report* and accelerometer minutes of sedentary behavior, both unadjusted and adjusted for total minutes of activity

From: Validity of self-reported leisure-time sedentary behavior in adolescents

 

Unadjusted

Percentages**

Residuals***

Spearman correlations

95% CI

95% CI

95% CI

All Participants

0.14

0.05, 0.23

0.21

0.12, 0.30

0.19

0.10, 0.28

   Girls

0.16

0.05, 0.27

0.21

0.10, 0.31

0.21

0.10, 0.31

   Boys

0.11

-0.05, 0.26

0.25

0.10, 0.40

0.27

0.11, 0.40

Normal weight

0.20

0.09, 0.30

0.27

0.16, 0.37

0.27

0.16, 0.37

   Girls

0.22

0.07, 0.35

0.25

0.11, 0.38

0.23

0.13, 0.33

   Boys

0.24

0.04, 0.41

0.32

0.13, 0.48

0.34

0.16, 0.50

Overweight

0.08

-0.07, 0.24

0.16

0.00, 0.31

0.07

-0.08, 0.21

   Girls

0.20

0.03, 0.36

0.23

0.06, 0.40

0.20

0.07, 0.31

   Boys

-0.29

-0.56, 0.03

0.16

-0.16, 0.45

0.24

-0.08, 0.51

Pearson correlations

      

All Participants

0.18

0.07,0.28

0.23

0.12, 0.33

0.16

0.05, 0.27

   Girls

0.07

-0.09,0.22

0.30

0.15, 0.43

0.24

0.08, 0.38

   Boys

0.13

0.05, 0.22

0.21

0.12, 0.29

0.14

0.05, 0.22

Normal weight

0.03

-0.08, 0.14

0.25

0.11, 0.38

0.17

0.06, 0.28

   Girls

0.17

0.03, 0.31

0.33

0.14, 0.48

0.19

0.09, 0.29

   Boys

-0.21

-0.37, -0.04

0.24

0.13, 0.34

0.26

0.07, 0.43

Overweight

-0.06

-0.21, 0.05

0.27

0.11, 0.43

0.12

-0.02, 0.26

   Girls

0.03

-0.16, 0.22

0.23

-0.08, 0.50

0.24

0.13, 0.36

   Boys

-0.37

-0.61, -0.08

0.21

0.07, 0.34

0.30

-0.01, 0.55

  1. * Self-reported sedentary behavior from the modified SAPAC; ** Sedentary minutes divided by total minutes; ***Residuals from regression of total minutes assessed on sedentary minutes
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