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. 2021 Sep 23;2021(9):CD007651. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007651.pub3

Comparison 1. PA programme vs no PA programme.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1.1 Physical activity participation: all data 5   Other data No numeric data
1.1.1 Children: before and after school programme 1   Other data No numeric data
1.1.2 Children: schooltime PA 1   Other data No numeric data
1.1.3 Children: multi‐component interventions 1   Other data No numeric data
1.1.4 Adolescents: multi‐component interventions 2   Other data No numeric data
1.2 Physical activity duration (minutes/d): meta‐analysis 33 20614 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.73 [0.16, 1.30]
1.2.1 Children 22 10715 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 1.01 [0.08, 1.93]
1.2.2 Adolescents 11 9899 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 1.84 [0.34, 3.35]
1.3 Physical activity duration by intervention type (minutes/d): meta‐analysis  33 20614 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.73 [0.16, 1.30]
1.3.1 Before and after school programmes 6 2571 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.77 [‐1.40, 2.94]
1.3.2 Enhanced PE 3 2050 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.23 [‐1.58, 1.11]
1.3.3 Multi‐component interventions 16 12135 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 2.42 [0.62, 4.22]
1.3.4 Schooltime PA 8 3858 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 5.30 [0.89, 9.72]
1.4 Physical activity duration: additional data 6   Other data No numeric data
1.4.1 Before and after school programmes 1   Other data No numeric data
1.4.2 Enhanced PE 2   Other data No numeric data
1.4.3 Multi‐component intervention 2   Other data No numeric data
1.4.4 Schooltime PA 2   Other data No numeric data
1.5 Sedentary time (minutes/d): meta‐analysis 16 11914 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐3.78 [‐7.80, 0.24]
1.5.1 Children 11 5766 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐3.35 [‐9.30, 2.60]
1.5.2 Adolescents 5 6148 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐5.67 [‐11.48, 0.14]
1.6 Sedentary time (minutes/d) by intervention type: meta‐analysis 16 11914 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐3.78 [‐7.80, 0.24]
1.6.1 Before and after school programmes 2 773 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 2.01 [‐15.28, 19.31]
1.6.2 Enhanced PE 1 540 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐11.18 [‐21.96, ‐0.40]
1.6.3 Multi‐component interventions 11 9164 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐4.60 [‐9.08, ‐0.12]
1.6.4 Schooltime PA 2 1437 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐3.26 [‐19.05, 12.52]
1.7 Sedentary time: additional data 4   Other data No numeric data
1.7.1 Before and after school programmes 1   Other data No numeric data
1.7.2 Enhanced PE 3   Other data No numeric data
1.7.5 Multi‐component intervention 1   Other data No numeric data
1.8 Physical fitness (mL/kg/min): meta‐analysis 13 3980 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 1.19 [0.57, 1.82]
1.8.1 Children 9 2215 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 1.47 [0.84, 2.09]
1.8.2 Adolescents 4 1765 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.58 [‐0.18, 1.35]
1.9 Physical fitness (mL/kg/min) by intervention type: meta‐analysis 13 3980 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 1.19 [0.57, 1.82]
1.9.1 Before and after school programmes 5 724 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 1.38 [0.34, 2.41]
1.9.2 Enhanced PE 4 1387 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 1.99 [0.76, 3.21]
1.9.3 Multi‐component interventions 3 1697 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.33 [‐0.73, 0.08]
1.9.4 Schooltime PA 1 172 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 2.70 [1.04, 4.36]
1.10 Physical fitness: additional data 29   Other data No numeric data
1.10.1 Before or after school programme 4   Other data No numeric data
1.10.2 Enhanced PE 5   Other data No numeric data
1.10.3 Multi‐component intervention 11   Other data No numeric data
1.10.4 Schooltime PA 10   Other data No numeric data
1.11 BMI: meta‐analysis [z‐scores] 21 22948 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.06 [‐0.09, ‐0.02]
1.11.1 Children 16 15732 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.06 [‐0.11, ‐0.01]
1.11.2 Adolescents 5 7216 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.03 [‐0.05, ‐0.00]
1.12 BMI by intervention type: meta‐analysis [z‐scores] 21 22948 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.06 [‐0.09, ‐0.02]
1.12.1 Before and after school programmes 2 1615 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.02 [‐0.05, 0.01]
1.12.2 Enhanced PE 1 174 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.08 [‐0.29, 0.13]
1.12.3 Multi‐component interventions 17 19489 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.06 [‐0.11, ‐0.01]
1.12.4 Schooltime PA 1 1670 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.03 [‐0.08, 0.02]
1.13 BMI: meta‐analysis [kg/m2] 50 34337 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.07 [‐0.15, 0.01]
1.13.1 Children 38 25447 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.11 [‐0.19, ‐0.02]
1.13.2 Adolescents 12 8890 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) 0.05 [‐0.16, 0.25]
1.14 BMI by intervention type: meta‐analysis [kg/m2] 50 34337 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.07 [‐0.15, 0.01]
1.14.1 Before and after school programmes 9 2314 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.12 [‐0.25, 0.01]
1.14.2 Enhanced PE 10 3357 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.04 [‐0.32, 0.24]
1.14.3 Multi‐component interventions 20 24417 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.10 [‐0.24, 0.03]
1.14.4 Schooltime PA 11 4249 Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.05 [‐0.14, 0.04]
1.15 BMI: additional data 9   Other data No numeric data
1.15.1 Before or after school programme 1   Other data No numeric data
1.15.2 Enhanced PE 1   Other data No numeric data
1.15.3 Multi‐component intervention 4   Other data No numeric data
1.15.4 Schooltime PA 3   Other data No numeric data
1.16 Health‐related quality of life: all data 7   Other data No numeric data
1.16.1 Children 5   Other data No numeric data
1.16.2 Adolescents 2   Other data No numeric data
1.17 Adverse events: all data 16   Other data No numeric data