Table 3

Independent associations of objectively measured physical activity (PA) variables and cardiovascular fitness (CVF) with waist circumference in children and adolescents

Basic model+CVF+	Main exposures	β	p (β coefficient)	p Value (interaction)
Moderate PA	CVF (ml/min/kg^FFM)	−0.102	0.005	0.428
	Moderate PA (min)	0.129	0.010
Vigorous PA	CVF (ml/min/kg^FFM)	−0.091	0.014	0.005
	Vigorous PA (min)*	0.011	0.731
MVPA	CVF (ml/min/kg^FFM)	−0.102	0.005	0.257
	MVPA (min)	0.101	0.031
Total PA	CVF (ml/min/kg^FFM)	−0.095	0.011	0.022
	Total PA (counts/min)*	0.027	0.425

MVPA, moderate to vigorous PA.
β Standardised linear regression coefficients. Basic model is composed of sex, age group and height.
↵* Squared root transformed.