Table 4 Objectively measured physical activity intensities and types between intervention and control schools at the three time points
Physical activity measure | Baseline | Post-test (7-Weeks) | Follow-up (8-Months) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct observation (Intensity) | Percentage comparison of mean children in each physical activity intensity within direct observation scans# | ||||||||
Intervention | Control | p | Intervention | Control | p | Intervention | Control* | p | |
Sedentary behaviour (%) | 7.4 (61.5) | 9.7 (61.5) | 0.99 | 6.7 (43.6) | 8.0 (49.2) | <0.01 | 5.5 (40.0) | 7.1 (55.2) | <0.001 |
Moderate physical activity (%) | 3.5 (28.8) | 4.3 (27.5) | 0.61 | 4.3 (28.1) | 4.7 (28.7) | 0.80 | 5.3 (39.1) | 3.9 (30.1) | <0.001 |
Vigorous physical activity (%) | 1.2 (9.7) | 1.7 (11.0) | 0.66 | 4.3 (28.3) | 3.6 (22.1) | <0.01 | 2.9 (20.9) | 1.9 (14.7) | 0.01 |
Direct observation (Activity) | Percentage comparison of the predominant activity type within direct observation scans # | ||||||||
Intervention | Control | p | Intervention | Control | p | Intervention | Control * | p | |
Australian rules football (%) | - | 12 (5.0) | - | 11 (8.8) | 54 (22.5) | 0.30 | - | 6 (1.9) | - |
Baseball/Softball (%) | - | 3 (1.3) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Basketball (%) | - | 11 (4.6) | - | - | 15 (6.3) | - | - | 3 (1.0) | - |
Cricket (%) | 5 (4.0) | 3 (1.3) | 0.83 | 1 (0.8) | - | - | 2 (1.6) | - | - |
Down-ball (%) | - | 36 (15.0) | - | - | 1 (0.4) | - | - | - | - |
Imaginative play (Fixed equipment) (%) | - | 69 (28.7) | - | - | 70 (29.2) | - | - | 76 (24.4) | - |
Imaginative play (No equipment) (%) | 7 (5.6) | 12 (5.0) | 0.95 | 7 (5.6) | 7 (2.8) | 0.79 | 4 (3.2) | 6 (2.6) | 0.96 |
Imaginative play movable/recycled materials (%) | - | - | - | 66 (52.8) | - | - | 30 (24.0) | - | - |
Construction with recycled materials (%) | - | - | - | 16 (12.8) | - | - | 33 (26.4) | - | - |
No identifiable activity (%) | 59 (47.2) | 70 (29.2) | 0.04 | 9 (7.2) | 37 (15.4) | 0.52 | 7 (5.6) | 78 (25.0) | 0.25 |
Play with loose sports equipment (%) | - | - | - | - | 9 (3.8) | - | - | 40 (12.8) | - |
Racquet sports (%) | 10 (8.0) | 4 (1.7) | 0.66 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sandpit play (%) | 12 (9.6) | - | - | - | 33 (13.8) | - | 6 (4.8) | 39 (12.5) | 0.58 |
Soccer (%) | 32 (25.6) | 18 (7.4) | 0.18 | 15 (12.0) | 14 (5.8) | 0.56 | 43 (34.4) | 62 (19.8) | 0.09 |
Total lunchtime target setting scans (%) | 125 (100) | 240 (100) | - | 125 (100) | 240 (100) | - | 125 (100) | 320 (100) | - |