Skip to main content

Table 4 Relationship between location and the percentage of PE session time spent in various intensity domains

From: Effects of gender, activity type, class location and class composition on physical activity levels experienced during physical education classes in British secondary schools: a pilot cross-sectional study

 

Outdoors (n = 149)

Indoors (n = 158)

Overall (n = 307)

Effects sizes

Moderate and Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)

 Mean (SD)

37.0 (9.08)

24.8 (9.16)

30.7 (11.0)

1.33

 Median [Min, Max]

37.1 [11.7, 62.1]

23.6 [5.64, 49.8]

31.0 [5.64, 62.1]

Vigorous

 Mean (SD)

16.6 (5.72)

6.80 (4.35)

11.5 (7.03)

1.93

 Median [Min, Max]

16.8 [3.40, 29.4]

6.40 [0.00, 21.7]

9.78 [0.00, 29.4]

Moderate

 Mean (SD)

20.4 (6.08)

18.1 (5.90)

19.2 (6.09)

0.38

 Median [Min, Max]

20.3 [7.41, 41.7]

17.8 [3.64, 35.8]

19.0 [3.64, 41.7]

Light

 Mean (SD)

42.0 (10.0)

45.2 (11.9)

43.6 (11.1)

0.29

 Median [Min, Max]

41.7 [21.7, 71.1]

42.6 [15.8, 82.4]

42.0 [15.8, 82.4]

Sedentary

 Mean (SD)

21.2 (9.92)

30.1 (13.0)

25.8 (12.4)

0.77

 Median [Min, Max]

19.6 [3.55, 53.1]

28.6 [4.80, 77.9]

24.6 [3.55, 77.9]