The associations of preschool group practices and children’s sedentary time (min/h) in multilevel linear regression models
β | Lower 95% CI | Upper 95% CI | P value | N | ||
Preschool group practices | ||||||
Times of outdoors | −0.259 | −1.293 | 0.776 | 0.624 | 470 | |
Times of teacher-led sessions | 0.438 | −0.797 | 1.672 | 0.487 | 470 | |
Times of free play * | Low | −0.655 | −2.626 | 1.316 | 0.515 | 470 |
Middle | −1.206 | −3.312 | 0.901 | 0.262 | ||
High (reference) | ||||||
Times of organised PA lessons † | 0.661 | −0.730 | 2.052 | 0.352 | 470 | |
Times of mixed activity‡ | −0.635 | −1.768 | 0.497 | 0.272 | 470 | |
Frequency of visits to places encouraging PA | ||||||
Frequency of nature trips | −1.026 | −1.804 | −0.248 | 0.010 | 655 | |
Frequency of visits to play parks | 0.264 | −0.278 | 0.806 | 0.340 | 649 | |
Frequency of visits to neighbourhood sport facilities § | −0.520 | −1.558 | 0.519 | 0.327 | 654 | |
Frequency of visits to gym or other indoor facility ¶ | 0.184 | −0.913 | 1.281 | 0.742 | 671 | |
Frequency of field trips to neighbourhoods | 0.040 | −0.909 | 0.989 | 0.934 | 647 |
All the analyses were adjusted for children’s age, gender and average preschool attendance and measurement season.
*Treated as categorised.
†Treated as dichotomous; no lessons at all (0) and others (1).
‡Treated as dichotomous; no mixed activities (0) and others (1).
§Treated as dichotomous; no visits at all (0) and others (1).
¶Treated as dichotomous; no visits at all (0) and others (1).
PA, physical activity.