Table 2 Participant characteristics by group allocation at baseline. Mean (SD) unless other stated.
PAL Intervention (n = 536–655) | DWBH Intervention (n = 427–586) | Control (n = 583–795) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | |
N | 328 | 327 | 286 | 300 | 387 | 408 |
Age (year) | 13.9 (0.3) | 13.9 (0.3) | 13.9 (0.3) | 14.0 (0.3) | 14.0 (0.3) | 14.0 (0.3) |
Parents education levels | ||||||
Low (%) | 5.8 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 7.1 |
Middle (%) | 26.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 32.3 | 26.8 | 29.0 |
Middle high (%) | 42.4 | 42.2 | 43.7 | 34.7 | 43.2 | 39.0 |
High (%) | 23.8 | 22.9 | 20.2 | 24.3 | 26.1 | 23.5 |
Anthropometry | ||||||
Height (cm) | 162.9 (6.2) | 166.3 (9.4) | 164.1 (6.1) | 168.6 (8.4) | 163.9 (6.5) | 167.6 (8.3) |
Weight (kg) | 54.3 (9.6) | 54.1 (11.8) | 55.9 (10.2) | 56.5 (11.7) | 54.2 (9.3) | 54.6 (11.5) |
Physical activity levels full day | ||||||
Total PA (cpm) | 473.2 (157.3) | 552.1 (207.0) | 512.8 (204.5) | 563.7 (204.7) | 510.5 (174.7) | 590.1 (227.1) |
MVPA (min/day) | 64.5 (21.8) | 71.6 (25.8) | 69.6 (25.0) | 73.3 (28.0) | 69.7 (25.5) | 77.8 (30.3) |
Sedentary (min/day) | 560.0 (69.9) | 530.3 (86.7) | 551.3 (75.4) | 521.7 (80.6) | 545.9 (72.0) | 513.9 (82.9) |
Academic performance | ||||||
Numeracy (points) | 53.5 (9.8) | 56.4 (9.8) | 54.2 (9.3) | 55.3 (9.4) | 56.1 (9.9) | 55.2 (10.1) |
Reading (points) | 56.5 (9.7) | 54.2 (9.7) | 55.8 (9.6) | 53.0 (10.2) | 57.5 (9.7) | 52.7 (10.3) |