Table 5.  Correlations (r) between steps/day and body mass index for boys and girls presented in gender and age groups.

Age (y)

Boys

Girls

9

-.047

.033

10

-.398 *

-.154

11

-.455 ***

-.253 *

12

-.406 ***

-.511 ***

13

-.399 *

- .844

14

-.598 *

-.146

Total

-.395 ***

-.277 ***

N 543

-.295 ***
 
p < 0.05 ** p < 0.001