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Table 4 Associations between factors and difference in weekly minutes of PA and energisers implemented between time points

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

Factor

Total weekly minutes of PA implemented

Total weekly minutes of energisers implemented

Total (n)

Unadjusted coefficient (95%CI)a

Adjusted coefficient (95%CI)a

p-valueb

Unadjusted coefficient (95%CI)a

Adjusted coefficient (95%CI)a

p-valueb

School-level sociodemographic factors

School size

99

−0.02 [− 0.13; 0.09]

− 0.03 [− 0.14; 0.09]

0.60

−0.03 [− 0.10; 0.03]

−0.02 [− 0.10; 0.05]

0.48

School SEIFA

99

      

 Most disadvantaged

 

−12.82 [−49.21; 23.58]

−11.39 [− 49.15; 26.37]

0.52

−7.74 [−29.72; 14.24]

−10.92 [−34.07; 12.24]

0.33

 Least disadvantaged (R1)^

 

–

–

 

–

–

 

School remoteness

99

      

 Major cities

 

−3.81 [−43.24; 35.61]

−6.15 [− 46.89; 34.58]

0.73

−8.98 [− 32.27; 14.31]

− 6.81 [− 31.88; 18.25]

0.56

 Inner / outer regional / remote Australia (R1)^

 

–

–

 

–

–

 

School type

99

      

 Catholic

 

16.64 [−21.11; 54.40]

18.91 [−20.01; 57.82]

0.31

19.33 [−0.74; 39.39]

19.77 [−1.70; 41.24]

0.07

 Government (R1)^

 

–

–

 

–

–

 

Teacher-reported school-level factors

School PA plan or policy

89

      

 Yes

 

−6.46 [−47.36; 34.44]

−13.98 [−57.51; 29.55]

0.52

− 5.32 [−25.92; 15.28]

− 6.90 [− 28.62; 14.81]

0.53

 No (R1)^

 

–

–

 

–

–

 

Strategic planning

95

−7.29 [− 19.35; 4.78]

−7.39 [− 20.17; 5.39]

0.25

−6.53 [− 12.69; −0.36]

−6.74 [− 13.02; − 0.47]

0.036

Environmental support

96

−8.18 [− 23.24; 6.88]

−8.62 [− 24.83; 7.60]

0.29

−3.01 [− 10.72; 4.71]

− 3.31 [− 11.47; 4.84]

0.42

Program adaptation

96

1.21 [− 12.32; 14.74]

1.64 [− 13.02; 16.30]

0.82

−2.21 [− 9.08; 4.65]

−1.53 [− 8.65; 5.58]

0.67

Organisational capacity

96

0.38 [− 13.97; 14.74]

0.38 [−15.52; 16.28]

0.96

−3.04 [− 10.37; 4.29]

−2.72 [− 10.52; 5.08]

0.49

Communications

96

−4.38 [− 17.99; 9.22]

−5.72 [− 20.54; 9.09]

0.44

− 5.55 [− 12.53; 1.42]

−5.16 [− 12.55; 2.24]

0.17

Program evaluation

96

−9.49 [− 20.02; 1.03]

−9.24 [− 20.41; 1.93]

0.10

−6.93 [− 12.29; − 1.57]

−6.65 [− 12.17; −1.12]

0.019

Funding stability

96

1.07 [− 11.97; 14.12]

1.66 [− 12.00; 15.32]

0.81

−4.50 [− 11.08; 2.08]

−3.95 [− 10.67; 2.78]

0.25

  1. aLinear mixed regression analyses were used to calculate coefficient and p-values. Coefficients correspond to the influence of a unit increase in each factor on the difference in PA and energisers implemented across the school week between 12 and 18-month follow-up. Results are reported as adjusted and unadjusted regression coefficients with corresponding 95% confidence intervals. Adjusted analyses included a random intercept for school and were adjusted for number of years teaching, whether they are a PE teacher and whether they are employed full time
  2. ^R1 indicates the reference group for dichotomous variables
  3. bp-value listed is for the coefficient from the adjusted model. Significance was set at p ≤ 0.05 with bolded p-values indicating significance