Table 2.

School-related physical activity and sedentary behaviour policies/recommendations

Characteristic	Category	n*	%	Policy†
Includes school-related policies/recommendations	Yes	17	28.3	3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 18, 21, 23, 26, 30, 32, 34, 44, 45, 49, 56
	No	43	71.7	1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60
Activity type	Physical activity as part of physical education classes	17	28.3	3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 18, 21, 23, 26, 30, 32. 34, 44, 45, 49, 56
	School sport participation	17	28.3	3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 18, 21, 23, 26, 30, 32, 34, 44, 45, 49, 56
	Physical activity during recess time at school	16	26.7	4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 18, 21, 23, 26, 30, 32, 34, 44, 45, 49, 56
Dose	Frequency	17	28.3	3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 18, 21, 23, 26, 30, 32, 34, 44, 45, 49, 56
	Duration	17	28.3	3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 18, 21, 23, 26, 30, 32, 34, 44, 45, 49, 56
	Intensity	2	3.3	26, 45

* Number of policies

^† The names of policies are provided in Additional file 1