Table 4

Comparisons of time children spent participating in physical activity by school


School A
School B
Both


N = 46
N = 111
N = 153

Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Watching television min/d *
102 (115)
18 (56)
43 (87)
In front of computer min/d *
107 (175)
6 (45)
37 (113)
Sitting on weekdays min/d
135 (144)
268 (672)
181 (413)
Sitting on weekends min/d *
43 (51)
61 (31)
47 (47)

*p-value < 0.05 comparing the two schools using the t-test

Merchant et al. Nutrition Journal 2007 6:1   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-1

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