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Table 2 School descriptives and univariate analyses examining associations between school characteristics and students' time spent in PA

From: A multilevel examination of gender differences in the association between features of the school environment and physical activity among a sample of grades 9 to 12 students in Ontario, Canada

  

Univariate analyses

 

School Descriptives (N = 76)

Females (N = 76, n = 10781)

Males (N = 76, n = 10973)

School Characteristic

% (N)/Mean (SD; Range)

β (SE)

p-value

β (SE)

p-value

School curriculum and instruction

     

   Offer daily PE

72.4 (55)

7.82 (3.83)

0.0445 a

9.36 (4.95)

0.0629 a

   Offer intramurals

76.3 (58)

-4.95 (3.98)

0.2177 a

-4.61 (5.19)

0.3782

   Offer interschool sports

86.8 (66)

0.12 (5.38)

0.9816

4.02 (6.96)

0.5652

School built environment

     

   Other room for PA

80.3 (61)

7.18 (4.48)

0.1132 a

8.20 (5.80)

0.1613 a

   Dance studio

36.8 (28)

-1.71 (3.58)

0.6349

-2.82 (4.59)

0.5410

   Swimming pool

6.6 (5)

1.42 (7.06)

0.8410

5.47 (8.95)

0.5435

   Baseball diamond

36.8 (28)

-1.89 (3.62)

0.6054

-2.87 (4.65)

0.5390

   Outdoor hoops

51.3 (39)

-0.77 (3.50)

0.8265

-3.18 (4.47)

0.4795

   Tennis court

19.7 (15)

-4.42 (4.31)

0.3089

-2.06 (5.54)

0.7110

   Paved area for games

46.1 (35)

1.09 (3.50)

0.7558

-4.27 (4.45)

0.3412

   Bicycle racks

82.9 (63)

-2.76 (4.80)

0.5672

-0.67 (6.14)

0.9132

   Skating rink

7.9 (6)

5.75 (6.41)

0.3730

2.92 (8.27)

0.7246

   Running/walking track

86.8 (66)

-0.16 (5.34)

0.9755

-1.11 (6.75)

0.8693

   School PA facilities index

5.4 (1.7, 1-10)

0.10 (1.02)

0.9199

0.68 (1.30)

0.6014

Neighbourhood built environment

     

   Fast food outlets

2.8 (3.5, 0-15)

-0.02 (0.50)

0.9685

-0.26 (0.64)

0.6817

   Recreation facilities

1.6 (2.5, 0-13)

-0.55 (0.69)

0.4259

-0.69 (0.89)

0.4451

   Shopping malls

0.4 (0.8, 0-4)

2.44 (2.19)

0.2692

2.36 (2.82)

0.4060

   Parks

0.6 (1.4, 0-9)

2.13 (3.81)

0.5781

3.97 (4.84)

0.4145

   Street connectivity

148.9 (81.3, 0-360.0)

-0.03 (0.02)

0.1634 a

-0.04 (0.03)

0.1386 a

   Land-use mix diversity

0.5 (0.2, 0-0.8)

-22.66 (10.60)

0.0355 a

-11.38 (13.76)

0.4107

   Residential density

808.2 (778.2, 0.9-3906.0)

0.00 (0.00)

0.6825

0.00 (0.00)

0.2791

   Walkability index

0.2 (5.7; -18.8-12,4)

-0.59 (0.28)

0.0352 a

-0.45 (0.36)

0.2133 a

  1. Note: a p < 0.2