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Table 2 Energy balance-related behaviours at baseline and post-intervention in intervention and control schools, means (SD)

From: Why did soft drink consumption decrease but screen time not? Mediating mechanisms in a school-based obesity prevention program

  

girls

 

boys

  

baseline

post-

intervention

 

baseline

post-

intervention

screen-viewing behaviour

(min/day)

      

control

(n = 181)

247 (136)

247 (149)

(n = 196)

288 (145)

263 (140)

intervention

(n = 238)

215 (119)

206 (135)

(n = 206)

271(159)

244 (150)

active transport to school

(min/wk)

      

control

(n = 179)

34 (27)

42 (27)

(n = 188)

34 (27)

38 (26)

intervention

(n = 185)

40 (29)*

46(29)

(n = 185)

42 (30)*

45 (29)

sugar-containing beverage

consumption (ml/day)

      

control

(n = 165)

1121 (807)

1010 (693)

(n = 180)

1186 (933)

1184 (856)

intervention

(n = 218)

1073 (777)*

739 (564)

(n = 190)

1107 (919)

826 (749)

high caloric snack

consumption (portion/day)

      

control

(n = 180)

1.9 (1.3)

1.9 (1.3)

(n = 184)

2.1 (1.5)

2.1 (1.3)

intervention

(n = 238)

1.9 (1.3)

2.0 (1.5)

(n = 191)

2.0 (1.4)

2.0 (1.5)

  1. * significantly different from the control group (p ≤ 0.02)