Table 2.
Relationship between healthy behaviours and participation in PE classes.
| Participation in PE Classes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | Girls | |||||
| 0 Days/Week | 1–2 Days/Week | ≥3 Days/Week | 0 Days/Week | 1–2 Days/Week | ≥3 Days/Week | |
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| Physical activity | ||||||
| Did not meet recommendations | 88.7 (87.2, 90.2) | 82.8 (81.5, 84.0) | 73.8 (71.8, 75.8) | 92.2 (91.3, 93.1) | 89.2 (88.2, 90.1) | 83.5 (81.9, 85.0) |
| Met recommendations | 11.3 (9.8, 12.8) | 17.2 (16.0, 18.5) | 26.2 (24.2, 28.2) | 7.8 (6.9, 8.7) | 10.8 (9.9, 11.8) | 16.5 (15.0, 18.1) |
| Sedentary behaviour (sitting time) | ||||||
| Did not meet recommendations | 25.2 (23.2, 27.2) | 33.6 (31.9, 35.3) | 30.0 (28.0, 31.9) | 25.3 (23.4, 27.2) | 35.0 (33.1, 36.8) | 30.1 (24.8, 31.8) |
| Met recommendations | 74.8 (72.8, 76.8) | 66.4 (64.7, 68.1) | 70.0 (68.1, 72.0) | 74.7 (72.8, 76.6) | 65.0 (63.2, 66.9) | 69.9 (68.2, 71.6) |
| Active travel to school | ||||||
| No | 52.5 (50.3, 54.6) | 37.9 (35.8, 40.1) | 34.7 (32.8, 36.7) | 54.1 (51.3, 56.9) | 40.5 (38.1, 42.9) | 40.4 (38.6, 42.2) |
| Yes | 47.5 (45.4, 49.7) | 62.1 (59.9, 64.2) | 65.3 (63.3, 67.2) | 45.9 (43.1, 48.7) | 59.5 (57.1, 61.9) | 59.6 (57.8, 61.4) |
| Fruit consumption | ||||||
| Did not meet recommendations | 67.8 (65.3, 70.1) | 63.2 (61.5, 64.8) | 64.5 (62.6, 66.4) | 65.6 (63.5, 67.7) | 62.0 (60.6, 63.4) | 61.5 (59.9, 63.2) |
| Met recommendations | 32.2 (29.9, 34.7) | 36.8 (35.2, 38.5) | 35.5 (33.6, 37.4) | 34.4 (32.3, 36.5) | 38.0 (36.6, 39.4) | 38.5 (36.8, 40.1) |
| Vegetable consumption | ||||||
| Did not meet recommendations | 76.9 (75.0, 78.7) | 77.6 (76.3, 78.8) | 71.1 (69.4, 72.8) | 78.5 (76.8, 80.1) | 77.2 (76.0, 78.3) | 72.1 (70.6, 73.4) |
| Met recommendations | 23.1 (21.3, 25.0) | 22.4 (21.2, 23.7) | 28.9 (27.2, 30.6) | 21.5 (19.9, 23.2) | 22.8 (21.7, 24.0) | 27.9 (26.6, 29.4) |
| Cigarettes | ||||||
| Yes | 14.4 (12.8, 16.1) | 14.4 (13.2, 15.7) | 14.1 (12.1, 16.4) | 4.4 (3.8, 5.2) | 4.1 (3.6, 4.7) | 6.0 (5.3, 6.8) |
| No | 85.6 (83.9, 87.2) | 85.6 (84.3, 86.8) | 85.9 (83.6, 87.9) | 95.6 (94.8, 96.2) | 95.9 (95.3, 96.4) | 94.0 (93.2, 94.7) |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||||
| Yes | 15.5 (14.0, 17.1) | 18.6 (17.2, 20.2) | 14.6 (13.1, 16.2) | 10.9 (9.7, 12.3) | 12.5 (11.5, 13.5) | 12.0 (10.8, 13.3) |
| No | 84.5 (82.9, 86.0) | 81.4 (79.8, 82.8) | 85.4 (83.8, 86.9) | 89.1 (87.7, 90.3) | 87.5 (86.5, 88.5) | 88.0 (86.7, 89.2) |