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Table 2 Moderately preterm birth (32-36 completed weeks) and levels of sports activity, outdoor activity and sedentary activity at 9-11 years of age. The Aarhus Birth Cohort, Denmark 1989-1991, N = 4941

From: Leisure time physical activity in 9- to 11-year-old children born moderately preterm: a cohort study

 

Moderately preterm birth n (%) 158 (3.2)

Total na 4941

OR

OR 95% CI

Participating in sports during the week

 No

29 (3.3)

872

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 Yes

129 (3.2)

4069

0.95

1.03 (0.67-1.58)

Sports activity: number of days per week

 0

29 (3.3)

872

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 1

29 (2.6)

1116

0.78

1.26 (0.60-2.65)

 2

51 (3.3)

1559

0.98

1.02 (0.49-2.16)

 3

36 (3.8)

947

1.15

1.37 (0.68-2.75)

  ≥ 4

13 (2.9)

447

0.87

1.63 (0.80-3.35)

Outdoor activity: hours per week

 0-3

23 (2.8)

812

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 4-6

37 (3.2)

1162

1.13

1.01(0.59-1.74)

 7-13

55 (3.2)

1704

1.14

1.02 (0.61-1.70)

 14-20

27 (3.3)

830

1.15

0.93 (0.52-1.67)

 21-60

7 (3.4)

207

1.20

0.88(0.35-2.22)

Children with very low level physical activity levels

 Yes

6 (2.4)

247

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 No

152 (3.2)

4694

1.34

1.36 (0.59-3.2)

Sedentary activities: hours per weekb

 0- 7

14 (2.5)

569

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 8-14

73 (3.5)

2083

1.44

1.35 (0.74-2.49)

 15-21

50 (3.5)

1412

1.46

1.38 (0.73-2.62)

 22-28

11 (2.0)

549

0.81

0.68 (0.30-1.57)

 29+

6 (2.6)

233

1.05

0.81 (0.28-2.36)

  1. a Total differs due to missing values
  2. b Watching television, using a computer, playing video games and reading books and comics
  3. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval