Table 2.
School descriptives and univariate analyses examining associations between school characteristics and students' time spent in PA
| Univariate analyses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Descriptives (N = 76) | Females (N = 76, n = 10781) | Males (N = 76, n = 10973) | |||
| School Characteristic | % (N)/Mean (SD; Range) | β (SE) | p-value | β (SE) | p-value |
| School curriculum and instruction | |||||
| Offer daily PE | 72.4 (55) | 7.82 (3.83) | 0.0445a | 9.36 (4.95) | 0.0629a |
| Offer intramurals | 76.3 (58) | -4.95 (3.98) | 0.2177a | -4.61 (5.19) | 0.3782 |
| Offer interschool sports | 86.8 (66) | 0.12 (5.38) | 0.9816 | 4.02 (6.96) | 0.5652 |
| School built environment | |||||
| Other room for PA | 80.3 (61) | 7.18 (4.48) | 0.1132a | 8.20 (5.80) | 0.1613a |
| Dance studio | 36.8 (28) | -1.71 (3.58) | 0.6349 | -2.82 (4.59) | 0.5410 |
| Swimming pool | 6.6 (5) | 1.42 (7.06) | 0.8410 | 5.47 (8.95) | 0.5435 |
| Baseball diamond | 36.8 (28) | -1.89 (3.62) | 0.6054 | -2.87 (4.65) | 0.5390 |
| Outdoor hoops | 51.3 (39) | -0.77 (3.50) | 0.8265 | -3.18 (4.47) | 0.4795 |
| Tennis court | 19.7 (15) | -4.42 (4.31) | 0.3089 | -2.06 (5.54) | 0.7110 |
| Paved area for games | 46.1 (35) | 1.09 (3.50) | 0.7558 | -4.27 (4.45) | 0.3412 |
| Bicycle racks | 82.9 (63) | -2.76 (4.80) | 0.5672 | -0.67 (6.14) | 0.9132 |
| Skating rink | 7.9 (6) | 5.75 (6.41) | 0.3730 | 2.92 (8.27) | 0.7246 |
| Running/walking track | 86.8 (66) | -0.16 (5.34) | 0.9755 | -1.11 (6.75) | 0.8693 |
| School PA facilities index | 5.4 (1.7, 1-10) | 0.10 (1.02) | 0.9199 | 0.68 (1.30) | 0.6014 |
| Neighbourhood built environment | |||||
| Fast food outlets | 2.8 (3.5, 0-15) | -0.02 (0.50) | 0.9685 | -0.26 (0.64) | 0.6817 |
| Recreation facilities | 1.6 (2.5, 0-13) | -0.55 (0.69) | 0.4259 | -0.69 (0.89) | 0.4451 |
| Shopping malls | 0.4 (0.8, 0-4) | 2.44 (2.19) | 0.2692 | 2.36 (2.82) | 0.4060 |
| Parks | 0.6 (1.4, 0-9) | 2.13 (3.81) | 0.5781 | 3.97 (4.84) | 0.4145 |
| Street connectivity | 148.9 (81.3, 0-360.0) | -0.03 (0.02) | 0.1634a | -0.04 (0.03) | 0.1386a |
| Land-use mix diversity | 0.5 (0.2, 0-0.8) | -22.66 (10.60) | 0.0355a | -11.38 (13.76) | 0.4107 |
| Residential density | 808.2 (778.2, 0.9-3906.0) | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.6825 | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.2791 |
| Walkability index | 0.2 (5.7; -18.8-12,4) | -0.59 (0.28) | 0.0352a | -0.45 (0.36) | 0.2133a |
Note: ap < 0.2