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Table 3 Intervention effects on physical activity and sedentary time during recess and the entire school day

From: Effectiveness and feasibility of lowering playground density during recess to promote physical activity and decrease sedentary time at primary school

 

During recessa

During school timeb

 

Min SED (SD)

% SED (SD)

Min LPA (SD)

% LPA (SD)

Min MVPA (SD)

% MVPA (SD)

% SED (SD)

% LPA (SD)

% MVPA (SD)

Total sample

Baseline

3.95 (2.37)

21.94 (13.13)

9.74 (2.18)

53.67 (10.95)

4.55 (3.10)

24.39 (15.60)

64.91 (6.44)

28.60 (5.69)

6.48 (2.68)

Intervention

3.37 (2.42)

18.73 (13.57)

9.28 (2.23)

50.98 (10.58)

5.59 (3.14)

30.29 (15.76)

61.62 (9.54)

30.74 (6.90)

7.64 (4.57)

χ 2

8.1**

6.3**

2.4

2.0

15.8***

13.5***

24.9***

19.5***

17.1***

Boys

Baseline

2.83 (1.88)

15.68 (10.53)

9.47 (2.29)

52.05 (12.07)

6.03 (3.16)

32.27 (15.58)

62.61 (6.76)

29.49 (6.34)

7.90 (2.60)

Intervention

2.04 (1.32)

11.47 (7.90)

8.96 (2.22)

49.30 (10.94)

7.25 (2.94)

39.23 (13.69)

58.80 (9.95)

31.67 (7.20)

9.53 (4.86)

χ 2

12.1***

9.3**

1.3

1.1

12.7***

11.1***

15.4**

9.4**

13.8***

Girls

Baseline

5.11 (2.27)

28.48 (12.41)

10.02 (2.04)

55.37 (9.43)

3.01 (2.14)

16.16 (10.60)

67.26 (5.15)

27.70 (4.81)

5.03 (1.87)

Intervention

4.77 (2.54)

26.41 (14.11)

9.62 (2.21)

52.75 (9.95)

3.82 (2.27)

20.84 (11.81)

64.54 (8.19)

29.78 (6.48)

5.68 (3.26)

χ 2

0.9

0.7

1.3

1.0

4.2*

3.5

9.4**

9.4**

4.1*

Most active

Baseline

2.54 (1.59)

13.39 (8.02)

9.46 (2.23)

50.27 (11.09)

6.88 (2.56)

36.33 (12.48)

63.02 (6.28)

28.81 (5.79)

8.16 (2.32)

Intervention

2.45 (1.71)

13.17 (9.33)

9.23 (2.19)

48.94 (10.22)

7.19 (2.88)

37.90 (13.90)

57.98 (9.11)

32.10 (6.66)

9.92 (4.61)

χ 2

1.4

1.2

0.5

0.2

1.7

1.6

31.1***

26.8***

16.4***

Least active

Baseline

5.45 (2.13)

31.06 (11.27)

10.04 (2.10)

57.30 (9.61)

2.07 (0.91)

11.64 (4.60)

66.93 (6.01)

28.38 (5.61)

4.69 (1.71)

Intervention

4.36 (2.68)

24.74 (14.87)

9.34 (2.29)

53.18 (10.58)

3.85 (2.41)

22.08 (13.40)

65.57 (8.41)

29.27 (6.89)

5.16 (2.97)

χ 2

9.8**

7.2**

3.5

2.7

30.0***

23.9***

2.2

1.5

2.4

  1. ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05; SD = standard deviation; Min = minutes.
  2. χ 2 = chi square.
  3. Bold = significant interaction effects (p < 0.1).
  4. aanalyses were controlled for: age, sex, school, recess duration and recess period; banalyses were controlled for: age, sex and school.