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Table 4 Follow-up adjusted for baseline covariates and mean difference (intervention-control)

From: The effect of dance mat exergaming systems on physical activity and health – related outcomes in secondary schools: results from a natural experiment

 

Intervention

Control

Mean difference (intervention minus control) (95% CI)

p value

Effect size (95% CI)

Sedentary time (min.d-1)

503.9 ± 64.2

507.2 ± 63.4

-3.3 (-35.3 to 28.6)

0.83

-0.05 (-0.53 to 0.43)

Sedentary time (% of wear time)

66.5 ± 5.2

63.1 ± 5.2

3.3 (0.7 to 5.9)

0.01*

0.54 (0.05 to 1.03)

Light physical activity (min.d-1)

205.6 ± 36.0

234.3 ± 36.4

-28.7 (-46.5 to -10.8)

0.02*

-0.68 (-1.17 to -0.18)

Light physical activity (% of wear time)

27.0 ± 4.4

29.3 ± 4.3

-2.3 (-4.5 to 0.2)

0.03*

-0.46 (-0.94 to 0.03)

MVPA (min.d-1)

52.2 ± 16.4

58.2 ± 16.0

-5.6 (-13.6 to 2.3)

0.16

-0.26 (-0.74 to 0.22)

MVPA (% of wear time)

6.7 ± 2.1

7.4 ± 2.1

-0.6 (-1.6 to 0.4)

0.21

-0.03 (-0.51 to 0.45)

VA total activity (counts min-1)

442.1 ± 123.3

507.5 ± 122.9

-65.4 (-126.0 to -4.7)

0.03*

-0.37 (-0.85 to 0.12)

VM total activity (counts min-1)

892.5 ± 187.2

993.0 ± 230.7

-100.5 (-193.3 to -7.6)

0.03*

-0.39 (-0.89 to 0.09)

Weight (kg)

52.0 ± 4.3

53.7 ± 4.3

-1.7 (-2.9 to -0.4)

0.01*

-0.14 (-0.43 to 0.16)

Body mass index (kg.m -2)

21.1 ± 1.5

21.9 ± 1.5

- 0.9 (-1.3 to -0.4)

0.0001*

-0.21 (-0.51 to 0.082)

Percentage body fat

22.8 ± 6.7

25.0 ± 6.7

-2.2 (-4.2 to -0.2)

0.03*

-0.20 (-0.49 to 0.09)

Self-efficacy for physical activity

23.1 ± 5.2

22.2 ± 5.2

0.9 (-0.3 to 2.2)

0.13

0.17 (-0.06 to 0.41)

Physical well-being

48.4 ± 8.2

46.5 ± 8.2

1.9 (0.2 to 4.8)

0.06

0.23 (-0.02 to 0.47)

Psychological well-being

50.8 ± 9.7

48.3 ± 9.7

2.5 (0.1 to 4.8)

0.03*

0.25 (0.01 to 0.48)

Autonomy and parent relation

55.5 ± 11.4

51.3 ± 11.4

4.2 (1.4 to 7.0)

0.003*

0.34 (0.10 to 0.59)

Peers and social support

52.6 ± 10.3

51.7 ± 10.3

0.9 (-1.5 to 3.3)

0.45

0.08 (-0.15 to 0.31)

School environment

50.2 ± 9.9

48.2 ± 9.9

2.0 (-0.2 to 4.3)

0.09

0.19 (-0.04 to 0.42)

20 m shuttle run test (km.h-1)

10.2 ± 0.7

10.2 ± 0.7

0.0 (-0.2 to 0.1)

0.72

-0.03 (-0.29 to 0.23)

Number of shuttles completed

31.8 ± 11.6

32.6 ± 11.6

-0.8 (-3.8 to 2.3)

0.61

-0.04 (-0.30 to 0.21)

School attendance (%)

94.6 ± 6.2

94.2 ± 6.2

0.3 (-0.8 to 1.4)

0.57

0.05 (-0.14 to 0.24)

  1. *Significantly different between groups. MVPA – moderate to vigorous physical activity; VA - vertical axis; VM - vertical magnitude.