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Table 3 Multilevel regression analysis for female students' time spent in PA (n=10781)

From: A multilevel examination of gender differences in the association between features of the school environment and physical activity among a sample of grades 9 to 12 students in Ontario, Canada

Characteristics

 

Student Variables

Student and School Social Environment Variables

Student, School Social Environment, and School Built Environment Variables

Student, School Social Environment, and School & Neighbourhood Built Environment Variables

Student, School Social Environment, School & Neighbourhood Built Environment Variables, and School Demographics

  

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

β (SE)

Individual-level

      

Grade

9

REF

REF

REF

REF

REF

 

10

-2.11 (2.18)

-2.13 (2.18)

-2.13 (2.18)

-2.15 (2.18)

-2.11 (2.18)

 

11

-7.81 (2.28)c

-7.81 (2.28)c

-7.81 (2.28)c

-7.79 (2.28)c

-7.77 (2.28)c

 

12

-13.00 (2.35)c

-13.00 (2.35)c

-12.94 (2.35)c

-12.88 (2.35)c

-12.77 (2.34)c

Weight status

Healthy weight

REF

REF

REF

REF

REF

 

Underweight

10.55 (6.76)

10.54 (6.76)

10.57 (6.76)

10.63 (6.76)

10.86 (6.76)

 

Overweight

-0.10 (2.31)

-0.10 (2.31)

-0.10 (2.31)

-0.09 (2.31)

-0.15 (2.31)

 

Obese

3.14 (3.68)

3.17 (3.68)

3.23 (3.68)

3.17 (3.68)

3.06 (3.68)

Mode of transport to school

Non-active

REF

REF

REF

REF

REF

 

Active

18.00 (2.23)c

18.02 (2.23)c

18.10 (2.23)c

18.09 (2.23)c

18.28 (2.23)c

 

Mixed

3.72 (1.90)a

3.68 (1.90)a

3.75 (1.90)a

3.85 (1.90)a

4.00 (1.90)a

Enrolled in PE

No

REF

REF

REF

REF

REF

 

Yes

23.87 (1.86)c

23.90 (1.86)c

23.90 (1.86)c

23.94 (1.86)c

24.10 (1.86)c

Participating in school intramurals

No

REF

REF

REF

REF

REF

 

Yes

18.36 (2.19)c

18.31 (2.19)c

18.34 (2.19)c

18.31 (2.19)c

18.32 (2.19)c

Participating in school varsity teams

No

REF

REF

REF

REF

REF

 

Yes

9.26 (2.03)c

9.28 (2.03)c

9.32 (2.03)c

9.33 (2.03)c

9.36 (2.03)c

Engaging in flexibility activities

< 3 days/week

REF

REF

REF

REF

REF

 

≥ 3 days/week

26.90 (1.90)c

26.94 (1.90)c

26.95 (1.90)c

26.93 (1.90)c

26.96 (1.90)c

Engaging in strength activities

< 3 days/week

REF

REF

REF

REF

REF

 

≥ 3 days/week

22.96 (1.96)c

22.93 (1.96)c

22.91 (1.96)c

22.95 (1.96)c

22.91 (1.96)c

Environment-level

     

Offer daily PE

No

 

REF

REF

REF

REF

 

Yes

 

5.26 (3.91)

5.37 (3.79)

6.31 (3.70)

5.68 (3.65)

Offer intramurals

No

 

REF

REF

REF

REF

 

Yes

 

-5.65 (4.01)

-5.74 (3.88)

-4.26 (3.81)

-6.86 (3.86)

Other room for PA

No

  

REF

REF

REF

 

Yes

  

9.43 (4.23)a

9.46 (4.10)a

12.51 (3.96)b

Land-use mix diversity

    

-24.88 (9.93)b

-26.14 (10.19)b

Street connectivity

    

*removed to create more parsimonious model

removed to create more parsimonious model

-2LLd

 

125247

125233

125223

125210

125177

  1. Note: a p < 0.05; b p < 0.01, c p < 0.001, d-2LL: -2 Log Likelihood (smaller is better fit); Controlling for potential school-level confounders: area-level SES, school location (rural, suburban, urban), and season of data collection (winter, fall, spring)
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