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. 2021 Sep 16;18:127. doi: 10.1186/s12966-021-01197-6

Table 3.

Association of Out of School Hours (OSHC) service physical activity promotion practices on child attainment of more than 30 min of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in the afterschool period

Physical Activity Promotion Practices OR 95%CI P value
Physical activity policy
No (Ref) - - -
Yes 1.0 (0.65, 1.55) 0.968
Staff training in physical activity promotion
No (Ref) - - -
Yes 1.3 (0.94, 1.96) 0.102
Use of physical activity promotion material
No (Ref) - - -
Yes 1.0 (0.49, 2.11) 0.953
Recreational screen-time available (TV, movies, computer, video games)
No (Ref) - - -
Yes 0.8 (0.54, 1.07) 0.121
Recreational handheld devices (i-pad, phones, Tablet) available
No (Ref) - - -
Yes 0.7 (0.50, 1.02) 0.069
Children’s voices and activity preferences are included in daily programming
No (Ref) - - -
Yes 1.1 (0.29, 4.00) 0.905
Scheduled time for child-led free play
 ≤ 29 min (Ref) - - -
(30-59 min) 2.6 (1.70, 3.98)  > 0.001
 ≥ 60 min 6.4 (3.90, 10.49)  > 0.001
Provision of staff-led organised play
None (Ref) - - -
(≤ 29 min) 1.4 (0.88, 2.16) 0.157
(≥ 30 min) 2.3 (1.47, 3.83)  > 0.001
Active games that engage the majority of children to participate
No (Ref) - - -
Yes 1.7 (1.11, 2.61) 0.015
Active games where children stood still in lines and waited their turn to participate
No (Ref) - - -
Yes 1.1 0.67, 2.05 0.567
Active games that consist of child elimination components
No (Ref) - - -
Yes 0.6 0.37, 0.86 0.008
Staff engage in physical play with children
No (Ref) - - -
Yes 0.8 (0.56, 1.04) 0.088

Clustered by OSHC service and child, adjusted for sex and age

Note: Bolded values are significant P < 0.05