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Table 2 Mean anthropometric and body composition measures at 18y by adolescent movement behavior trajectories, Bt20+

From: Adolescent physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep in relation to body composition at age 18 years in urban South Africa, Birth-to-Twenty+ Cohort

N

BMI (kg/m2)

Waist circumference (cm)

Fat Mass Indexa (kg/m2)

Lean Massb Indexc (kg/m2)

Body fat (%)

BMI (kg/m2)

Waist circumference (cm)

Fat Mass Index (kg/m2)

Lean Mass Index (kg/m2)

Body fat (%)

Males

Females

638

638

449

449

449

699

699

509

509

509

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Informal activity

 Decreasing over time

20.4 (3.1)

72.1 (7.3)

2.5 (1.6)

15.7 (1.5)

13.4 (5.6)

23.1 (4.6)

75.4 (11.0)

7.2 (3.0)

13.1 (1.6)

33.5 (7.0)

 Increasing over time

19.4 (2.1)

69.9 (5.1)

1.9 (0.7)

14.7 (1.0)

11.1 (3.4)

23.9 (4.3)

80.1 (31.1)

8.4 (2.8)

13.8 (1.5)

35.8 (6.5)

  P-value

0.04

0.05

0.04

0.21

0.03

0.3

0.03

0.08

0.03

0.12

Organized sports participation

 Males

  Consistently low

30.4 (3.2)

72.1 (7.5)

2.5 (1.6)

15.0 (1.5)

13.4 (5.6)

     

  Decreasing from adequate to low

19.8 (2.3)

71.5 (6.4)

2.3 (1.7)

14.7 (1.1)

12.6 (6.1)

     

  Increasing from low to adequate

20.1 (1.9)

71.2 (5.0)

2.2 (0.9)

15.3 (1.4)

12.1 (4.0)

     

   P-value

0.4

0.6

0.3

0.3

0.3

     

 Females

  None

     

23.3 (4.7)

76.0 (13.2)

7.4 (3.01)

13.1 (1.7)

33.9 (6.9)

  Consistently some

     

22.3 (3.4)

72.8 (9.1)

6.5 (2.7)

13.1 (1.2)

31.1 (7.5)

   P-value

     

0.1

0.04

0.04

0.9

0.005

Walking to and from school

 Consistently 150 min/week

20.4 (3.1)

72.2 (7.4)

2.6 (1.6)

15.1(1.5)

13.4 (5.7)

23.2 (4.8)

75.8 (13.6)

7.4 (3.2)

13.1 (1.7)

33.7 (7.3)

 Consistently 300 min/week

19.9 (2.6)

71.0 (6.1)

2.2 (1.0)

14.9 (1.5)

12.1 (4.1)

23.0 (3.7)

75.2 (10.6)

7.1 (2.5)

13.2 (1.4)

33.2 (6.2)

  P-value

0.2

0.1

0.07

0.3

0.07

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.4

Overall physical activity d

 Decreasing activity over time and do not walk to school

20.9 (3.6)

72.3 (7.4)

3.0 (2.2)

15.1 (1.4)

14.9 (7.4)

23.6 (5.2)

75.6 (11.7)

7.7 (3.3)

13.1 (1.7)

34.7 (7.2)

 Decreasing activity over time but consistently walk to school

20.4 (3.1)

72.3 (7.3)

2.5 (1.3)

15.0 (1.6)

13.2 (4.9)

23.0 (4.3)

75.7 (11.0)

7.2 (3.0)

13.1 (1.6)

33.4 (6.8)

 Consistently more active and consistently walk to school

19.3 (2.0)

70.1 (6.0)

2.1 (1.1)

15.1 (1.2)

11.7 (4.3)

22.8 (3.9)

75.5 (20.0)

6.8 (2.7)

13.2 (1.4)

32.1 (7.1)

  P-value

0.001

0.03

0.0002

0.7

0.0001

0.2

0.9

0.1

0.8

0.03

Sedentary behavior

 Males

  Consistently low

20.1 (2.6)

71.5 (6.5)

2.5 (1.5)

15.0 (1.5)

13.2 (5.5)

     

  Consistently high

20.7 (4.4)

72.6 (9.2)

2.1 (0.9)

14.7 (1.4)

12.0 (4.4)

     

  Increasing from low to high

21.2 (3.8)

74.6 (8.8)

2.8 (1.8)

15.3 (1.4)

14.1 (6.3)

     

   P-value

0.004

0.001

0.2

0.3

0.3

     

 Females

  Initially low but increasing

     

23.1 (4.5)

75.2 (10.9)

7.3 (3.0)

13.1 (1.6)

33.6 (6.9)

  Consistently high

     

24.3 (5.0)

81.3 (26.7)

7.8 (3.6)

13.7 (1.7)

33.9 (8.4)

   P-value

     

0.05

0.0008

0.4

0.04

0.8

Schoolnight sleep

  ≤ 8 h/night

20.9 (3.7)

73.3 (8.5)

2.7 (1.7)

15.1 (1.6)

13.9 (5.9)

23.3 (4.6)

75.7 (14.0)

7.4 (2.9)

13.2 (1.6)

33.8 (6.9)

  ≥ 9 h/night

20.0 (2.5)

71.2 (6.2)

2.4 (1.4)

15.0 (1.4)

12.9 (5.3)

22.8 (4.5)

75.4 (10.6)

7.1 (3.2)

13.0 (1.7)

33.1 (7.2)

  P-value

0.0001

0.0007

0.06

0.3

0.06

0.1

0.8

0.3

0.2

0.3

  1. a Fat mass index, calculated by dividing fat mass (in kg) by height (in meters) squared
  2. b Lean mass does not include bone mineral content
  3. c Lean mass index, calculated by dividing lean mass (in kg) by height (in meters) squared
  4. d Multi-trajectory groups made up of informal activity, organized sports and walking to and from school trajectories, representing overall physical activity pattern
  5. P-values represent comparisons between groups for males and females, using ANOVA