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Table 2 Percentage of time spent in physical activity categories during recess by ethnicity (Study One)

From: Differences between 9–11 year old British Pakistani and White British girls in physical activity and behavior during school recess

 

Mean percentage of time ± SD

Mean difference in percentage of time ± 95% CI

 

White British

British Pakistani

Model 1 Estimate†

Model 2 Estimate‡

Sedentary (%)

54.5 ± 11.7

57.3 ± 10.0

3.08 (−0.86, 7.02)

3.59 (−0.15, 7.33)

MVPA (%)

15.4 ± 6.5

12.9 ± 5.7

−2.42 (−4.50, −0.34)*

−2.24 (−4.28, −0.20)*

Vigorous activity (%)

5.9 ± 3.4

4.5 ± 3.1

−1.38 (−2.48, −0.28)**

−1.27 (−2.39, −0.15)*

  1. † 3 level model with ethnicity as only fixed factor; ‡ includes additional adjustment for year group, location of lunch, total length of recess, temperature and rainfall; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
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