Table 2.
Children’s physical activity on the schoolyard compared to physical activity inside school
| Schoolyard | Inside school | Whole day | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total time (minutes) per day |
Boys |
Mean |
33.3 |
236.5 |
668.4 |
| |
(±SD) |
(±13.4) |
(±48.7) |
(±107.1) |
|
| |
Girls |
Mean |
45.1 |
244.9 |
679.2 |
| |
|
(±SD) |
(±23.9) |
(±66.1) |
(±124.3) |
| Minutes of MVPA per day |
Boys |
Mean |
8.8 |
4.9 |
56.1 |
| |
(±SD) |
(±5.1) |
(±5.2) |
(±23.7) |
|
| Girls |
Mean |
7.0 |
7.1 |
43.6 |
|
| |
|
(±SD) |
(±5.1) |
(±8.2) |
(±19.6) |
| Proportion of time spent as MVPA |
Boys |
% |
27.3* |
2.1 |
8.5* |
| |
(±SD) |
(±12.7) |
(±2.1) |
(±3.5) |
|
| Girls |
% |
16.7* |
2.8 |
6.5* |
|
| (±SD) | (±10.4) | (±3.2) | (±2.9) |
*significant difference between boys and girls (p<0.01).