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. 2021 May 20;16(5):e0251972. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251972

Table 2. Description of participants’ PA, SB, well-being, and nature relatedness by sex and type of school.

Variables Total Boys Girls t Public Schools Privates Schools t
n = 1028 n = 495 n = 533 n = 527 n = 501
mean (SD) mean (SD) mean (SD) mean (SD) mean (SD)
Age (years) 10.4 (1.2) 10.4 (1.2) 10.4 (1.2) 0.22 10.3 (1.2) 10.4 (1.2) -0.95
Physical Activity (score 1–5) 2.7 (0.5) 2.8 (0.6) 2.6 (0.5) -3.58** 2.6 (0.5) 2.7 (0.6) -1.99
Total sedentary time (min/day) 245.7 (147.8) 251.7 (152.1) 240.1 (143.6) -1.08 231.3 (143.2) 260.8 (151.1) -2.40*
Screentime (min/day) 211.7 (138.9) 218.4 (142.6) 205.5 (135.1) -1.27 197.9 (134.0) 226.2 (142.5) -2.21*
Reading for fun a book or magazine (not for school) (min/day) 33.9 (44.6) 33.3 (45.3) 34.6 (43.9) 0.48 33.3 (45.5) 34.67 (43.7) -0.44
Wellbeing (score 1–5) 3.7 (0.9) 3.7 (0.9) 3.8 (0.9) 1.08 3.7 (0.9) 3.8 (0.9) -1.72
Nature Relatedness (score 1–7) 4.4 (1.8) 4.3 (1.8) 4.6 (1.8) 2.34* 4.4 (1.9) 4.5 (1.7) -0.92
BMI-for-age-z-score (mean score) 0.5 (1.2) 0.5 (1.2) 0.5 (1.1) 0.02 0.4 (1.2) 0.6 (1.2) -2.53*

n, Total Number of Individuals; SD, Standard Deviation; RQ, p-value adjusted for clustering.

* p < .05;

** p < .01;

*** p < .0.