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Table 3 The mean percentage point differences and 95% confidence intervals between comparable estimates

From: Different analysis methods of Scottish and English child physical activity data explain the majority of the difference between the national prevalence estimates

 

(1) HSE – DMM no travel to/from school)

(2) HSE - WAM (no travel to/from school)

Mean difference: (2) HSE WAM – (1) HSE DMM

(3) HSE – WAM (including travel to/from school)

(4) SHeS - WAM

Mean difference: (4) SHeS WAM – (3) HSE WAM

 

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Percentage point (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Percentage point (95% CI)

Total sample

22.6 (21.2, 24.1)

54.3 (52.6, 56.0)

31.7 (30.2, 33.3)

61.8 (60.2, 63.5)

73.6 (69.8, 77.1)

11.8 (8.3, 15.3)

Boys

24.8 (22.8, 27.0)

57.6 (55.2, 60.0)

32.8 (30.6, 35.0)

64.5 (62.2, 66.8)

79.6 (75.0, 83.5)

15.0 (10.6, 19.4)

Girls

20.3 (18.4, 22.3)

50.9 (48.5, 53.3)

30.6 (28.4, 32.8)

59.1 (56.7, 61.4)

67.4 (61.3, 73.0)

8.3 (3.0, 13.7)

   

p > 0.05

  

p < 0.05

5–7 years

29.1 (26.4, 32.0)

59.4 (56.3, 62.3)

30.3 (27.5, 33.0)

64.6 (61.6, 67.4)

77.8 (71.8, 82.9)

13.2 (7.4, 19.1)

8–10 years

26.7 (23.9, 29.6)

59.4 (56.3, 62.5)

32.8 (29.7, 35.8)

65.4 (62.3, 68.4)

83.1 (77.7, 87.5)

17.7 (12.1, 23.3)

11–12 years

18.4 (15.3, 22.0)

55.0 (50.8, 59.1)

36.6 (32.7, 40.6)

65.2 (61.1, 69.1)

69.2 (59.6, 77.3)

4.0 (−5.5, 13.4)

13–15 years

13.3 (11.2, 15.8)

41.9 (38.6, 45.2)

28.5 (25.5, 31.6)

51.9 (48.5, 55.3)

60.9 (53.0, 68.2)

9.0 (1.3, 16.6)

   

p < 0.05

  

p < 0.05

  1. HSE Health Survey for England, SHeS Scottish Health Survey, WAM Weekly Average Method, DMM Daily Minimum Method (see article text for descriptions). P-values refer to the testing of the null hypotheses that the proportion is equal across sex and age sub-groups