Table 3.
Meeting Physical Activity, Dietary Behavior, and BMI Results (Percentage Met Established Criteria) Among Randomly Selected Participants Across the Collection Periods.
| 60-Minute moderate/vigorous physical activity (3DPAR)a |
5+ Daily fruit/vegetable dietary behaviors (SPAN)b |
Normal/underweight BMIc |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | % Met | p | % Met | p | % Met | p |
| Gender | .78 | .67 | .03 | |||
| Female (n = 1,442) | 36.7 | 36.3 | 74.9 | |||
| Male (n = 1,432) | 37.1 | 37.1 | 72.1 | |||
| School | .39 | .16 | .03 | |||
| Eastern (n = 2,126) | 37.4 | 35.8 | 74.4 | |||
| Western (n = 748) | 35.7 | 39.1 | 71.05 | |||
| Grade | .10 | .0002 | .06 | |||
| 6 (n = 957) | 38.4 | 40.3 | 75.6 | |||
| 7 (n = 990) | 34.2 | 38.4 | 72.0 | |||
| 8 (n = 927) | 38.0 | 30.3 | 72.8 | |||
| Data collection window | <.0001 | .94 | .50 | |||
| Baseline (n = 309) | 27.8 | — | — | |||
| Year 1 (n = 1,022) | 30.0 | — | 56.9 | |||
| Year 2 (n = 810) | 41.8 | 36.6 | 56.1 | |||
| Year 3 (n = 1,042) | 40.6 | 36.8 | 58.7 | |||
Note. 3DPAR = 3-Day Physical Activity Recall; SPAN = School Physical Activity and Nutrition; BMI = body mass index; PA = physical activity. Dietary behaviors collected at baseline and Year 1 were not included due to a change in response options from Year 1 to Year 2. Data reported reflect only SPAN Year 2 and Year 3.
PA data were collected on the following time points: baseline: February; Year 1: March, April, May, September; Year 2: October, February, March, April; Year 3: September, November, March, April.
SPAN data were collected on the following time points: Year 2: October, February, March, April; Year 3: September, November, March, April.
BMI data were collected on the following time points: Year 1: March; Year 2: November; Year 3: September.