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Table 2 Participants’ demographic and clinical characteristics at baseline

From: The effect of dance mat exergaming systems on physical activity and health – related outcomes in secondary schools: results from a natural experiment

 

Intervention

Control

 

Baseline mean ± SD (n)

Follow-up mean ± SD (n)

Difference between follow-up and baseline

Baseline mean ± SD (n)

Follow-up mean ± SD (n)

Difference between follow-up and baseline

Sedentary time (min.d-1)

502.3 ± 66.5 (152)

512.7 ± 63.5 (32)

28.7 ± 69.3 (28)

601.3 ± 146.0 (141)

622.2 ± 144.3 (41)

-12.2 ± 70.2 (41)

Sedentary time (% of wear time)

60.7 ± 6.3 (152)

64.9 ± 7.0 (32)

5.8 ± 6.0 (28)

62.9 ± 6.2 (141)

63.9 ± 6.4 (41)

1.8 ± 4.9 (41)

Light physical activity (min.d-1)

236.7 ± 44.1 (152)

211.2 ± 41.0 (32)

-46.3 ± 43.4 (28)

240.3 ± 47.3 (141)

232.4 ± 46.9 (41)

-13.9 ± 39.0 (41)

Light physical activity (% of wear time)

31.2 ± 5.0 (152)

27.8 ± 5.1 (32)

-4.8 ± 5.2 (28)

30.1 ± 4.9 (141)

28.9 ± 5.0 (41)

-1.6 ± 4.4 (41)

Moderate to vigorous physical activity (min.d-1)

61.3 ± 23.8 (152)

55.9 ± 24.9 (32)

-9.3 ± 17.3 (28)

55.7 ± 22.0 (141)

57.8 ± 22.2 (41)

-3.4 ± 16.5 (41)

Moderate to vigorous physical activity (% of wear time)

8.1 ± 3.2 (152)

7.3 ± 2.9 (32)

-1.0 ± 2.1 (28)

6.9 ± 2.8 (141)

7.2 ± 2.7 (41)

0.2 ± 2.1 (41)

VA total activity (counts min-1) (% of wear time)

528.5 ± 171.2 (152)

475.5 ± 147.6 (32)

-89.4 ± 110.6 (28)

483.5 ± 143.5 (141)

493.5 ± 200.2 (41)

-23.7 ± 129.0 (41)

VM total activity (counts min-1) (%)

1074.6 ± 267.8 (152)

942.1 ± 261.3 (32)

-186.1 ± 218.7 (28)

990.6 ± 237.5 (141)

976.7 ± 267.3 (41)

-72.5 ± 175.5 (41)

Weight (kg)

45.0 ± 11.8 (186)

52.7 ± 13.4 (117)

7.0 ± 4.5 (117)

43.4 ± 9.1 (92)

52.5 ± 10.4 (72)

8.7 ± 3.9 (72)

Body mass index (kg.m -2)

20.4 ± 4.2 (186)

21.5 ± 4.4 (117)

0.9 ± 1.5 (117)

19.5 ± 3.3 (92)

21.3 ± 3.7 (72)

1.8 ± 1.4 (72)

Percentage body fat

23.2 ± 10.3 (186)

23.5 ± 10.9 (117)

0.1 ± 7.1 (117)

21.3 ± 8.7 (92)

23.7 ± 9.8 (72)

2.8 ± 6.5 (72)

Self- efficacy for physical activity

24.3 ± 4.5 (214)

22.8 ± 4.9 (143)

-1.1 ± 5.8 (143)

25.5 ± 4.5 (191)

22.5 ± 5.9 (139)

-3.1 ± 6.0 (139)

Physical well-being

49.3 ± 9.3 (210)

48.1 ± 8.7 (132)

-1.2 ± 10.0 (132)

51.8 ± 10.8 (186)

46.8 ± 8.2 (130)

-4.9 ± 11.7 (130)

Psychological well-being

50.9 ± 10.9 (226)

50.4 ± 10.7 (148)

0.6 ± 12.7 (148)

52.9 ± 9.1 (179)

48.8 ± 9.3 (131)

-4.1 ± 11.0 (131)

Autonomy and parent relation

52.9 ± 11.8 (220)

54.6 ± 13.2 (144)

3.4 ± 14.3 (144)

54.8 ± 11.1 (180)

52.0 ± 10.9 (122)

-2.5 ± 11.7 (122)

Peers and social support

56.2 ± 10.6 (234)

52.8 ± 11.5 (157)

-2.2 ± 12.4 (157)

54.7 ± 10.6 (188)

51.4 ± 11.0 (137)

-2.5 ± 11.6 (137)

School environment

56.1 ± 11.1 (234)

50.3 ± 10.1 (136)

-6.2 ± 13.0 (156)

55.8 ± 9.8 (189)

48.0 ± 10.1 (156)

-7.6 ± 11.3 (136)

20-m shuttle run test (km.h-1)

10.0 ± 0.9 (226)

10.1 ± 0.9 (132)

-0.1 ± 12.9 (132)

10.3 ± 1.0 (142)

10.3 ± 1.1 (98)

-0.3 ± 10.8 (98)

Number of shuttles completed

28.7 ± 16.8 (226)

30.2 ± 16.2 (132)

-0.03 ± 0.7 (132)

34.0 ± 18.0 (142)

34.7 ± 19.8 (98)

-0.04 ± 0.6 (98)

School attendance (%)

95.6 ± 8.0 (248)

94.8 ± 6.3 (242)

-0.8 ± 8.2 (242)

94.2 ± 5.9 (208)

93.9 ± 7.2 (203)

-0.2 ± 6.5 (203)

  1. Sample sizes of each variable are presented on brackets.