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Table 2 Comparison of baseline characteristics by randomised group

From: The Active for Life Year 5 (AFLY5) school-based cluster randomised controlled trial: effect on potential mediators

Characteristic

Unit and type of summary measure

Intervention schools, N = 1064

Control schools, N = 1157

  

Number

Mean (SD) or N (%)

Number

Mean (SD) or N (%)

Age

Mean (SD) years

1024

9.5 (0.3)

1099

9.5 (0.3)

Physical activity self-efficacy

Mean (SD)

1017

96.0 (15.3)

1085

95.3 (16.0)

Fruit & vegetable self-efficacy

Mean (SD)

1016

87.5 (15.4)

1079

85.7 (17.7)

Perceived maternal logistic support for physical activity

Mean (SD)

989

9.2 (2.4)

1065

9.1 (2.4)

Perceived paternal logistic support for physical activity

Mean (SD)

931

9.0 (2.4)

1002

8.8 (2.6)

Perceived maternal modelling of physical activity

Mean (SD)

991

14.3 (3.8)

1069

14.3 (4.1)

Perceived paternal modelling of physical activity

Mean (SD)

934

15.2 (3.7)

1010

15.0 (3.9)

Perceived maternal limitation of sedentary behaviour

Mean (SD)

989

11.3 (3.5)

1067

11.0 (3.6)

Perceived paternal limitation of sedentary behaviour

Mean (SD)

930

10.8 (3.5)

1003

10.4 (3.6)

Perceived parental modelling of fruit and vegetable consumption

Mean (SD)

1013

33.5 (8.0)

1078

33.0 (8.5)

Categorical variables

Gender

N (%) female

520

49 %

608

52 %

School participates in other health promoting activity

N (%) yes

800

75 %

711

61 %

School deprivation score

N (%) low

315

30 %

460

40 %

N (%) medium

368

35 %

345

30 %

N (%) high

381

36 %

352

30 %

Physical activity self-efficacy

N (%) high level item non-response

13

1 %

13

1 %

Fruit & vegetable self-efficacy

N (%) high level item non-response

9

1 %

12

1 %

Perceived maternal logistic support for physical activity

N (%) high level item non-response

58

5 %

65

6 %

Perceived paternal logistic support for physical activity

N (%) high level item non-response

99

9 %

113

10 %

Perceived maternal modelling of physical activity

N (%) high level item non-response

74

7 %

75

6 %

Perceived paternal modelling of physical activity

N (%) high level item non-response

117

11 %

132

11 %

Perceived maternal limitation of sedentary behaviour

N (%) high level item non-response

58

5 %

59

5 %

Perceived paternal limitation of sedentary behaviour

N (%) high level item non-response

107

10 %

118

10 %

Perceived parental modelling of fruit and vegetable consumption

N (%) high level item non-response

11

1 %

20

2 %

  1. Note some % within categories do not sum to exactly 100 because of rounding
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