Table 3

Correlations between MVPA and BF% (cross sectional and time lagged by ±1, 2 and 3 years), partial r (95% CI)

	Cross sectional (years)
	MVPA vs BF%
7 vs 7	−0.22 (−0.35 to −0.08)^**
8 vs 8	−0.23 (−0.36 to −0.09)^***
9 vs 9	−0.20 (−0.33 to −0.06)^**
10 vs 10	−0.25 (−0.38 to −0.12)^***

Time lagged (years)	MVPA vs future BF%	BF% vs future MVPA
7 vs 8	−0.16 (−0.29 to −0.02)^*	−0.31 (−0.43 to −0.18)^***
8 vs 9	−0.23 (−0.36 to −0.09)^***	−0.21 (−0.34 to −0.07)^**
9 vs 10	−0.17 (−0.30 to −0.03)^*	−0.29 (−0.41 to −0.16)^***
7 vs 9	−0.18 (−0.31 to −0.04)^*	−0.20 (−0.33 to −0.06)^**
8 vs 10	−0.23 (−0.36 to −0.09)^**	−0.24 (−0.37 to −0.10)^***
7 vs 10	−0.15 (−0.28 to −0.01)^*	−0.25 (−0.38 to −0.12)^***

All correlations in this table are partial correlations controlled for sex and age. n=202 for all analyses.
* p<0.05,
** p<0.01,
*** p<0.001.
BF%, body fat%; MVPA, moderate-and-vigorous physical activity.