Characteristic | Intervention group | Control group |
---|---|---|
Number/total participants | 645 | 505 |
Boys* | 290 | 239 |
Girls* | 317 | 254 |
3 vld days | 524 | 435 |
Mean age (years) | 12.0 | 12.0 |
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (%) | 5.3 | 7.8 |
Height, (mean m) | 157.1 | 156.8 |
Weight, (mean kg) | 49.3 | 50.0 |
Student BMI category, (%) | ||
Underweight/healthy weight | ||
All students | 77.5% | 74.0% |
Boys | 78.3% | 74.4% |
Girls | 77.2% | 73.7% |
Overweight/obese | ||
All students | 21.8% | 26.0% |
Boys | 21.9% | 24.4% |
Girls | 22.9% | 26.9% |
Student activity level | ||
Active (≥60 min MVPA/day) | ||
All students | 33% | 33% |
Boys | 50% | 42% |
Girls | 48% | 40% |
Low active (<60 min MVPA/day) | ||
All students | 67% | 67% |
Boys | 50% | 58% |
Girls | 52% | 60% |
Socioeconomic status | ||
Low SES | 57.8% | 61% |
Accelerometer wear time | ||
Mean minutes per day | 793.6 | 804.6 |
*Does not add to total students (n=645) due to 38 students having gender missing.
BMI, body mass index; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; PA4E1, Physical Activity 4 Everyone; SES, socioeconomic status.