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Table 4 Within Intervention schools analyses, comparing physical activity levels (adjusted mean and 95 % CI) on Intervention PE lesson days and usual practice school days, boys and girls analysed separately

From: Outcomes of a four-year specialist-taught physical education program on physical activity: a cluster randomized controlled trial, the LOOK study

 

Intervention PE day

Usual practice day

Estimate

SE

P

Girls

 Total physical activity (Steps/day)

9862 (9354,10369)

9437 (8968,9907)

−424

163.4

0.009

 % meeting step/day recommendationsa

30

25

0.17

−0.05,0.39

0.139

 MVPA (mins/day)

39.8 (35.7,43.8)

36.2 (32.5,39.9)

−3.53

1.40

0.013

 % meeting MVPA recommendationsa

15

14

−0.01

−0.42,0.41

0.97

 Sedentary time (mins/day)

376 (363,389)

399 (387,411)

23.17

4.50

<0.001

Boys

 Total physical activity (Steps/day)

12261 (11720,12800)

11812 (11343,12281)

−448

206

0.02

 % meeting step/day recommendationsa

55

48

0.28

0.07,0.49

0.007

 MVPA (mins/day)

62.2 (57.3,67.1)

54.2 (50.0,58.4)

−8.0

1.9

<0.001

 % meeting MVPA recommendationsa

35

31

0.38

0.07,0.69

0.02

 Sedentary time (mins/day)

343.3 (331,356)

368.5 (358,379)

25.1

4.9

<0.001

  1. aStatistics shown for physical activity recommendations are Odds Ratio, confidence intervals (CI) and probability-value (p); SE standard error, MVPA moderate to vigorous activity