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Table 2 School playground outdoor environment predictors (sum) and relative MVPA (mean): A. yearly predictors and B. seasonal predictors

From: A repeated measurement study investigating the impact of school outdoor environment upon physical activity across ages and seasons in Swedish second, fifth and eighth graders

 

Art grass 1

Forest 2

City 3

Hill 4

A. yearly data

School outdoor area (m2)

24890

23482

13273

26613

 

Outer limit of surface used for play (m2) 2nd grade

13915

9068

6562

12942

 

Outer limit of surface used for play (m2) 5th grade

16592

12358

10111

12942

 

Ball play area (m2)

5850

2800

2290

3075

 

Green area (m2)

1720

7500

2200

2700

 

Fixed equipment (sum)

13

14

16

17

 

Outdoor pedagogical approach

No

Yes

No

No

 

Percent in MVPA of the outdoor time (mean)

54.8

52.0

42.4

42.7

B. seasonal data

Temperature (°C)

15,9/-3,2/15,3

14/-4,3/15,3

13,1/3,3/14,8

13,1/3,3/14,8

Sept/March/May

Weather conditions (index median)*

2/3/4

3/2/2

3/2/2

3/2/2

 

Used play area (% of playground) 2nd grade

79/72/59

95/41/95

76/82/78

41/41/52

 

Used play area (% of playground) 5th grade

36/51/42

97/60/93

59/64/40

17/26/23

 

Outdoor stay time (min) 2nd grade

123/82/120

84/78/123

109/129/137

123/111/124

 

Outdoor stay time (min) 5th grade

76/42/49

73/109/58

51/98/71

102/81/110

 

Outdoor stay time (min) 8th grade

NA/6/14

24/11/46

22/28/11

30/11/28

 

Percent in MVPA of the outdoor time (mean)

55.6/52.4/56.4

56.2/47.6/51.9

52.3/30.4/44.2

45.9/40.9/41.2

  1. *Weather index: 1 = cloudless, 2 = partly cloudy, 3 = white cloudiness, 4 = grey cloudiness, 5 = precipitation.