Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of 85 participants
From: Virtual field trips as physically active lessons for children: a pilot study
Demographics | All (N = 85) | Active VFT (N = 40) | Sedentary VFT (N = 45) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 58.8% (n = 50) | 57.5% (n = 23) | 60% (n = 27) | 0.82 |
Female | 42.2% (n = 35) | 42.5% (n = 17) | 40% (n = 18) | |
Ethnicity | ||||
White | 56.5% (n = 48) | 55% (n = 22) | 57.8% (n = 26) | 0.92 |
Asian | 25.9% (n = 22) | 30% (n = 12) | 22.2% (n = 10) | |
Black | 5.9% (n = 5) | 5% (n = 2) | 6.7% (n = 3) | |
Arab | 2.4% (n = 2) | 2.5% (n = 1) | 2.2% (n = 1) | |
Mixed | 4.7% (n = 4) | 2.5% (n = 1) | 6.7% (n = 3) | |
Other | 2.4% (n = 2) | 2.5% (n = 1) | 2.2% (n = 1) | |
Missing | 2.4% (n = 2) | 2.5% (n = 1) | 2.2% (n = 1) | |
BMI (kg÷ m 2 ) Mean (SD) | 18.37 (3.42) | 18.27 (3.77) | 18.46 (3.13) | *t(83) = −0.25, n.s |
BMI Category | ||||
Normal | 71.8% (n = 61) | 70% (n = 28) | 73.3% (n = 33) | 0.85 |
Overweight | 8.2% (n = 7) | 7.5% (n = 3) | 8.9% (n = 4) | |
Obese | 20% (n = 17) | 22.5% (n = 9) | 17.8% (n = 8) | |
Watched Olympics at official venue | 8.6% (n = 7) | 2.5% (n = 1) | 13.3% (n = 6) | 0.052 |
Watched Olympics on TV | 83.5% (n = 71) | 80% (n = 32) | 86.7% (n = 39) | 0.04 |