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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of each school (cluster) by randomised group; usual practice (control) or the Girls Active programme (intervention)

From: Effectiveness of the ‘Girls Active’ school-based physical activity programme: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Characteristics

Control

(n = 10)

Intervention

(n = 10)

Total

(n = 20)

Cluster Level

 Number of participants, n (SD)

89 (2.0)

87 (3.0)

88 (2.0)

 Non-White participants, % (SD)

21.3 (27.7)

19.3 (24.1)

20.3 (25.3)

Overall School Characteristics

 Full-time pupils, n (SD)

977 (199)

859 (386)

918 (305)

 Non-White pupils, % (SD)

25.4 (34.2)

21.6 (28.0)

23.5 (30.5)

 FSME, % (SD)

9.7 (6.2)

13.3 (5.6)

11.5 (6.1)

 IMD decile score, score (SD)a

7.2 (2.3)

6.1 (2.5)

6.7 (2.4)

 IMD rank score, score (SD)

21,840 (8013)

18,949 (7860)

20,395 (7866)

 Schools ≥ 850 pupils, n (%)

8 (80.0)

6 (60.0)

14 (70.0)

  1. All values, unless otherwise stated, are presented as a mean and standard deviation (SD) across schools; Values are presented as means (standard deviation) for continuous variables and number (%) for categorical variables. FSME Free School Meal Eligibility; IMD Index of Multiple Deprivation
  2. aIMD 2015 decile score ranges 1–10, where 1 is the least deprived and 10 the most deprived