Table 1.
Physical activity data and school related data of the participants
| Participants Characteristics (n = 88) | Data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical activity (PA) | YES | Curricular PA, n (%) | 29 (32.9) | ||
|
Regular extracurricular PA, n (%) |
swimming | 11 (12.5) | |||
| basketball | 9 (10.2) | ||||
| tennis | 9 (10.2) | ||||
| football | 9 (10.2) | ||||
| gymnastics | 6 (6.8) | ||||
| other | 12 (13.6) | ||||
| NO (because of spine pain), n(%) | 9 (10.2) | ||||
| Weekly duration of PA (hours/week ± SD [min-max] | 2.8 ± 1.5 [1–9] | ||||
| School-related data | Type of school, n (%) | Public | 28 (31.8) | ||
| Private | 60 (68.1) | ||||
| Mode of transport, n (%) | Walking | 11 (12.5) | |||
| Public transport | 1 (1.1) | ||||
| Family car | 76 (86.4) | ||||
| Type of school bag, n (%) | backpack | 56 (63.6) | |||
| Rolling bag | 25 (28.4) | ||||
| Hand bag | 7 (7.9) | ||||
| Mean weight of school bag (kg) ± SD [range] | 7.39 ± 5.5 [1–35] | ||||
| School absenteeism due to spine pain, n (%) | yes | 3 (3.4) | |||
| no | 59 (67) | ||||