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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of 601 subjects used in analyses

From: Physical activity, cognition and academic performance: an analysis of mediating and confounding relationships in primary school children

Age

 

Male

Female

Total

N

M + SD

Min + Max

N

M + SD

Min + Max

N

M + SD

Min + Max

School Year 3

91

7.74 ± 0.548

6.78, 8.75

96

7.65 ± 0.661

6.48, 9.25

187

7.69 ± 0.609

6.48, 9.25

School Year 4

103

8.68 ± 0.598

7.60, 9.86

105

8.76 ± 0.593

7.61, 9.89

208

8.72 ± 0.595

7.60, 9.89

School Year 5

106

9.62 ± 0.521

8.11, 10.8

100

9.77 ± 0.537

8.75, 10.8

206

9.70 ± 0.534

8.11, 10.8

Total

300

8.73 ± 0.942

6.78, 10.8

301

8.74 ± 1.05

6.48, 10.8

601

8.74 ± 0.995

6.48, 10.8

Ethnicity

 

Male (n = 300)

Female (n = 301)

TOTAL (n = 601)

 Maori

17 (5.7%)

22 (7.3%)

39 (%6.5)

 Pacific Island

12 (4%)

13 (4.3%)

25 (4.2%)

 Asian

34 (11.3%)

65 (21.6%)

99 (16.5%)

 Other

8 (2.7%)

11 (3.7%)

19 (3.2%)

 NZ European

229 (76.3%)

190 (63.1%)

419 (69.7%)

 Total

300 (100%)

301 (100%)

601 (100%)

Decile

 Decile 3

23 (7.7%)

18 (6.0%)

41 (6.8%)

 Decile 4

7 (2.3%)

13 (4.3%)

20 (3.3%)

 Decile 5

14 (4.7%)

33 (11.0%)

47 (7.8%)

 Decile 6

42 (14.0%)

47 (15.6%)

89 (14.8%)

 Decile 7

44 (14.7%)

44 (14.6%)

88 (14.6%)

 Decile 8

61 (20/3%)

46 (15.3%)

107 (17.8%)

 Decile 9

46 (15.3%)

38 (12.6%)

84 (14.0%)

 Decile 10

63 (21.0%)

62 (20.6%)

125 (20.8%)

 Total

300 (100%)

301 (100%)

601 (100%)

School year

 Year 3

91 (30.3%)

96 (31.9%)

187 (31.1%)

 Year 4

103 (34.3%)

105 (34.9%)

208 (34.6%)

 Year 5

106 (35.3%)

100 (33.2%)

206 (34.3%)

 Total

300 (100%)

301 (100%)

601 (100%)