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Table 2 The mean length of time (mins) per child (across the four study days) spent in bouts of MVPA according to the time spent outside the home, with standard deviations given in brackets.

From: Environmental supportiveness for physical activity in English schoolchildren: a study using Global Positioning Systems

 

Gender

Home Location

Total

(n = 100)

 

Boys

(n = 47)

Girls

(n = 53)

Urban

(n = 68)

Rural

(n = 32)

 

Time outside the home

     

Children spending above average time outside

57.1

(39.9)

28.8

(31.3)

39.1

(29.2)

58.0

(53.1)

45.1

(38.8)

Children spending below average time outside

47.6

(51.1)*

17.0

(24.4)*

32.8

(43.0)*

17.1

(24.1)*

27.7

(38.3)*

  1. * Statistically significant difference between activity levels at p < 0.05.