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Table 3 MVPA levels by school characteristics and assessment times

From: Physical education environment and student physical activity levels in low-income communities

 

Elementary school

Middle school

High school

MVPA

< 50%

MVPA

≥ 50%

 

MVPA

< 50%

MVPA

≥ 50%

 

MVPA

< 50%

MVPA

≥ 50%

 

n (%)

n (%)

p

n (%)

n (%)

p

n (%)

n (%)

p

Race/ethnicity

  

< 0.01

  

< 0.01

  

< 0.05

 Black

484 (86)

78 (14)

 

112 (86)

19 (14)

 

59 (33)

120 (67)

 

 Hispanic

109 (22)

380 (78)

 

35 (47)

39 (53)

 

93 (46)

110 (54)

 

 Othera

199 (59)

136 (41)

 

18 (36)

32 (64)

 

14 (35)

26 (65)

 

Disadvantaged students %

  

< 0.01

  

0.85

  

< 0.01

 < 80%

416 (48)

446 (52)

 

86 (64)

48 (36)

 

26 (27)

72 (73)

 

 ≥80%

376 (72)

148 (28)

 

79 (65)

42 (35)

 

140 (43)

184 (57)

 

Season

  

0.60

  

0.79

  

0.18

 Spring/fall

469 (57)

360 (43)

 

100 (65)

53 (35)

 

108 (42)

150 (58)

 

 Winter

323 (58)

234 (42)

 

65 (64)

37 (36)

 

58 (35)

106 (65)

 

School year

  

0.81

  

0.09

  

0.76

 2015–2016

459 (57)

348 (43)

 

92 (61)

60 (39)

 

101 (40)

152 (60)

 

 2016–2017

333 (58)

246 (42)

 

73 (71)

30 (29)

 

65 (38)

104 (62)

 
  1. MVPA moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity
  2. aOther schools are racially/ethnically mixed (no majority-race/ethnicity) schools for elementary and middle schools and a white-majority school for high school