Table 2.
Physical Activity (min/hr) | Sport Participants | Non-Participants | Sport Participation | Grade | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7th
Grade (n=227) |
9th
Grade (n=79) |
7th
Grade (n=79) |
9th
Grade (n=123) |
d | p-value | d | p-value | |
Total Physical Activity | 23.3 (0.3) | 20.7 (0.5) | 21.3 (0.5) | 18.5 (0.4) | 0.38 | <0.0001 | −0.56 | <0.0001 |
MVPA | 2.7 (0.1) | 1.8 (0.2) | 2.0 (0.2) | 1.6 (0.2) | 0.26 | 0.0004 | −0.38 | <0.0001 |
Sedentary | 36.9 (0.3) | 39.8 (0.4) | 38.4 (0.5) | 41.7 (0.4) | −0.37 | <0.0001 | 0.68 | <0.0001 |
Data is shown as Least Square Means (SE).
d = effect size d.
Bolded p-values (<0.05) indicate significant result.
Controlling for race/ethnicity, parent education, gender and maturity.
Children nested in middle school.
MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.