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Table 2 Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity of low and high SES participants before and after school and on weekends

From: Perceived and objective neighborhood support for outside of school physical activity in South African children

Time-point

Average daily minutes of MVPA

Low SES

(n = 176)

High SES

(n = 82)

P-value

Overall

(n = 258)

Before school (min/day)

6 ± 5

6 ± 4

0.898

6 ± 4

After school (min/day)

39 ± 19

36 ± 16

0.152

38 ± 18

Weekend days (min/day)

62 ± 33

57 ± 29

0.191

61 ± 32

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD
  2. MVPA moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, SES socio-economic status