The Association of Physical Activity during Weekdays and Weekend with Body Composition in Young Adults

Table 5

The association of 12-month change in time spent at different intensities during weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays with body weight and % BF at 12-month follow-up. Values are standardized coefficients (), adjusted for sex, EI, and the respective baseline measures of body composition and PA.

sedentary (min/day)^1

light PA (min/day)^1

MPA (min/day)^1

VPA (min/day)^1

WKD

SAT

SUN

WKD

SAT

SUN

WKD

SAT

SUN

WKD

SAT

SUN

12 M weight (kg)

.028

.004

.036

.017

.012

−.029

−.063

−.043

−.039

−.029

−.029

−.031

12 M % body fat

.025

.032

.045

.032

.004

−.029

−.080

−.065

−.041

−.035

−.031

−.045

PA: physical activity; MPA: moderate physical activity; VPA: vigorous physical activity.
WKD: weekdays; SAT: Saturdays; SUN: Sundays.
: 12-month change based on linear mixed modelling.
¹Separate regression model for the respective PA intensity due to multicollinearity; significant at , significant at .