Table 6 Pearson’s correlation coefficients for time spent sedentary and in hard physical activity (characterized using sample-specific thresholds), vs. fitness (VO), waist circumference (WC) and blood pressure (SBP, DBP) measurements in all children with valid measurements (n = 47).
VARIABLE WC (cm) VO2peak (ml·kg-1·min-1) SBP (mm Hg) DBP (mm Hg)
Sedentary (min·day-1) .19 -.20 -.01 .06
Hard physical activity (min·day-1) -.34 * .34 * .08 .07
* p < 0.05.