Table 3.
Physical activity and sedentary behavior characteristics afterschool in those using a sitting desk versus a stand-biased desk (mean (SD)).
| Baseline (Fall) | Post I (Winter) | Post II (Spring) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 Sit-Stand |
Group 2 Stand-Sit |
Group 1 Sit-Stand |
Group 2 Stand-Sit |
Group 1 Sit-Stand |
Group 2 Stand-Sit |
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| (n = 39) | (n = 58) | (n = 36) | (n = 47) | (n = 37) | (n = 52) | ||||||||||
| Afterschool Activity | MEAN | SD | MEAN | SD | P1 a | MEAN | SD | MEAN | SD | P2 a | MEAN | SD | MEAN | SD | P3 a |
| SB (%) | 60.0 | 8.3 | 62.4 | 9.8 | 0.2256 | 64.7 | 8.3 | 66.2 | 10.5 | 0.4469 | 64.7 | 9.7 | 66.5 | 10.2 | 0.4219 |
| LPA (%) | 30.7 | 5.7 | 29.5 | 7.3 | 0.4364 | 28.3 | 6.0 | 27.1 | 8.3 | 0.4066 | 27.8 | 7.8 | 26.1 | 7.6 | 0.3006 |
| MVPA (%) | 9.4 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 4.2 | 0.2213 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 0.8880 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 4.6 | 0.5669 |
| Average Daily Wear Time (h/day) | 11.3 | 1.7 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 0.2605 | 11.3 | 2.7 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 0.4079 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 0.9868 |
| Average Afterschool Wear Time (h/day) | 5.4 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.8151 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.4543 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.5203 |
| Afterschool Wear Time (Total Hours) | 19.9 | 5.7 | 18.6 | 6.6 | 0.2334 | 17.7 | 7.4 | 16.9 | 8.2 | 0.8850 | 14.4 | 6.0 | 13.6 | 5.2 | 0.3379 |
| N | % | N | % | P1 | N | % | N | % | P2 | n | % | n | % | P3 | |
| Sport Participation (Yes/No)—Caregiver Survey | 33 | 83.9 | 36 | 81.8 | 0.8171 b | 15 | 68.2 | 18 | 58.1 | 0.4540 b | 18 | 85.7 | 23 | 82.1 | 1.0000 b |
| Active Transport Home from School | |||||||||||||||
| 0 Days | 4 | 10.5 | 8 | 14.3 | 0.4379 c | 3 | 8.3 | 12 | 25.5 | 0.1868 c | 4 | 11.1 | 14 | 28.6 | 0.0525 c |
| 1 Day | 2 | 5.3 | 2 | 3.6 | 4 | 11.1 | 5 | 10.6 | 3 | 8.3 | 3 | 6.1 | |||
| 2 Day | 3 | 7.9 | 11 | 19.6 | 3 | 8.3 | 4 | 8.5 | 2 | 5.6 | 4 | 8.2 | |||
| 3 Day | 1 | 2.6 | 5 | 8.9 | 3 | 8.3 | 5 | 10.6 | 5 | 13.9 | 6 | 12.2 | |||
| 4–5 Days | 28 | 73.7 | 30 | 53.6 | 23 | 63.9 | 21 | 44.7 | 22 | 61.1 | 22 | 44.9 | |||
| Treatment Condition (Sit/Stand) | Sit | Sit | Sit | Stand | Stand | Sit | |||||||||
Note: P1, test between groups at baseline; P2, test between groups at post I; P3, test between groups at post II. p-values obtained from independent sample t-tests a, chi-square tests b, and Wilcoxon rank sum tests c.