Research Article

The Relationship between Physical Activity Variety and Objectively Measured Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Levels in Weight Loss Maintainers and Normal-Weight Individuals

Table 2

Associations of physical activity variety and group status with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) minutes per day.

VariableStandardized β 𝑡 𝑃

MVPA variety0.386.11<0.001
Group status (weight loss maintainers)0.112.280.02
Age−0.17−3.380.01
Gender (male)0.040.870.39
Education (≥4-year college degree)0.051.030.30
Marital status (nonmarried)−0.003−0.070.94
Current BMI (kg/m2)−0.07−1.120.27
Daily accelerometer wear time0.051.160.25
Model R2 = 0.20, F (8, 393) = 12.1, 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1

MVPA variety: number of different types of activities performed; group status: weight loss maintainers versus normal-weight individuals.