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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of teachers completing both time points and those excluded from the analyses

From: School-level factors associated with the sustainment of weekly physical activity scheduled in Australian elementary schools: an observational study

Demographic characteristic

Total included (n)

Total excluded (n)

p-value

Total classroom teachers

n = 99

n = 35

 

Age (mean), yrs (sd)a

40.82 (10.38)

41.00 (11.51)

0.64

Sex, n (%)a

 Male

17 (17%)

3 (9%)

0.38

 Female

81 (83%)

32 (91%)

 

Teaching role, n (%)a

 Yes

98 (100%)

30 (97%)

0.92

 No

0 (0%)

1 (3%)

 

Specialist PE teacher, n (%)a

 Yes

4 (4%)

0 (0%)

0.97

 No

92 (96%)

32 (100%)

 

Job share, n (%)a

 Yes

18 (19%)

8 (26%)

0.19

 No

79 (81%)

23 (74%)

 

Employment status, n (%)a

 Full time

85 (88%)

30 (94%)

0.49

 Part time/Casual

12 (12%)

2 (6%)

 

Number of years teaching (mean), n (sd)a

15.06 (10.32)

15.00 (9.83)

0.76

School PA policy, n (%)a

 Yes

68 (84%)

23 (85%)

0.38

 No

13 (16%)

4 (15%)

 
  1. aTotals may not equal total sample size due to missing values