Active children are less adipose and insulin resistant in early adolescence; evidence from the Mysore Parthenon Cohort

Table 2 Tracking of physical activity between childhood and early adolescence; partial Pearson’s correlation adjusted for sex and age at 6–10 year measurement (n = 290)

	11–13 year Physical activity measures
		Counts/ day	% time Sedentary	% time Light	% time Moderate	% time Vigorous
6–10 year Physical activity measures	Counts/day	0.32**	−0.24**	0.20*	0.26**	0.18*
	% time Sedentary	−0.30**	0.35**	−0.33**	−0.23**	− 0.06
	% time Light	0.26**	−0.34**	0.34**	0.18*	0.01
	% time Moderate	0.24**	−0.19*	0.14*	0.26**	0.14*
	% time Vigorous	0.13*	−0.07	0.03	0.14*	0.20*

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