Effects of a school-based intervention on active commuting to school and health-related fitness

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Active commuting to school and mode of commuting by study group, sex and assessment time point

	Study groups	Sex	Assessment time point	n	Mean	SD
Active commuting
Frequency of active commuting (n°/week)^a	EG	boys	Baseline	114	5.9	0.35^b
		boys	Follow-up	73	5.7	0.45
		girls	Baseline	114	5.7	0.35^b
		girls	Follow-up	68	5.5	0.46
	CG	boys	Baseline	49	4.1	0.55
		boys	Follow-up	54	4.7	0.53
		girls	Baseline	47	4.1	0.55
		girls	Follow-up	56	4.2	0.51
Mode of commuting (n°/week)^a
Walk	EG	boys	Baseline	114	5.7	0.35^b
		boys	Follow-up	73	5.4	0.45
		girls	Baseline	114	5.6	0.35^b
		girls	Follow-up	68	5.4	0.46
	CG	boys	Baseline	49	3.7	0.55
		boys	Follow-up	54	4.6	0.52
		girls	Baseline	47	4.0	0.55
		girls	Follow-up	56	4.2	0.51
Bike	EG	boys	Baseline	114	0.2	0.07
		boys	Follow-up	73	0.3	0.09^b
		girls	Baseline	114	0.1	0.07
		girls	Follow-up	68	0.1	0.09
	CG	boys	Baseline	49	0.3	0.11
		boys	Follow-up	54	0.0	0.11
		girls	Baseline	47	0.1	0.11
		girls	Follow-up	56	0.0	0.10
Car	EG	boys	Baseline	114	3.3	0.36
		boys	Follow-up	73	3.1	0.46
		girls	Baseline	114	3.5	0.36
		girls	Follow-up	68	3.2	0.47
	CG	boys	Baseline	49	4.4	0.56
		boys	Follow-up	54	3.9	0.54
		girls	Baseline	47	4.5	0.57
		girls	Follow-up	56	5.0	0.52^b
Motorcycle	EG	boys	Baseline	114	0.2	0.07
		boys	Follow-up	73	0.1	0.08
		girls	Baseline	114	0.1	0.06
		girls	Follow-up	68	0.1	0.08
	CG	boys	Baseline	49	0.1	0.10
		boys	Follow-up	54	0.2	0.10^c
		girls	Baseline	47	0.1	0.10
		girls	Follow-up	56	0.0	0.09
Bus	EG	boys	Baseline	114	0.2	0.17
		boys	Follow-up	73	0.4	0.22
		girls	Baseline	114	0.2	0.17
		girls	Follow-up	68	0.2	0.22
	CG	boys	Baseline	49	0.7	0.26
		boys	Follow-up	54	0.9	0.25
		girls	Baseline	47	0.7	0.26
		girls	Follow-up	56	1.1	0.24^b

Data are shown as mean and standard deviation adjusted by age and distance
EG experimental group, CG control group, SD standard deviation
^aNumber of active travels to and from school per week (Range: 0–10). Factorial ANOVA analysis (study group, sex and assessment time point). Pair comparisons by Bonferroni test. Statistical differences (p < 0.05). Statistical signals are presented in the higher mean of the pair comparisons: ^bEG vs CG; ^cboys vs girls

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