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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample (%, weighted counts)

From: Individual and school level correlates of moderate to vigorous physical activity among school-children in Germany – a multi-level analysis

Age

Sex

School type “gymnasium”

Family Affluence Scale

Mean days of weekly MVPA*

Total n

low

med

high

11

Boys

42.8%

6.9%

35.4%

57.7%

4.62

842

1650

Girls

41.3%

11.0%

39.0%

50.0%

4.32

808

13

Boys

42.6%

5.2%

33.3%

61.5%

4.41

789

1591

Girls

45.5%

8.2%

38.2%

53.5%

3.99

802

15

Boys

42.4%

7.1%

36.9%

56.1%

3.96

715

1588

Girls

47.1%

8.2%

38.2%

53.7%

3.47

873

Total

Boys

42.6%

6.4%

35.1%

58.5%

4.36

2346

4829

Girls

44.7%

9.1%

38.4%

52.5%

3.91

2483

Both

43.7%

7.8%

36.9%

55.4%

4.13

4829

  1. *moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.