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Table 4 Comparison of rate of moderately to physically active children observed on schoolyards at LL and control schools during different utilization periods, reported as percentage

From: An assessment of schoolyard renovation strategies to encourage children's physical activity

 

Mean rate, Learning Landscapes

Mean rate, unrenovated schoolyards

Mean difference

Standard error difference

p

All periods

     

All children

42.2

40.4

1.7

3.3

.602

Boys

44.2

42.5

1.7

3.8

.646

Girls

39.7

38.5

1.2

3.3

.114

Before School

     

All children

27.1

35.8

-8.6

4.1

.050

Boys

29.7

33.9

-4.2

6.0

.491

Girls

26.2

40.4

-14.1

9.8

.174

Lunch Recess

     

All children

42.8

43.5

-0.7

2.6

.796

Boys

46.5

45.7

0.7

3.2

.841

Girls

38.7

40.1

-2.3

2.7

.402

After School

     

All children

47.3

36.7

10.6

9.0

.242

Boys

48.0

40.6

6.3

10.5

.550

Girls

48.0

33.5

14.5

8.9

.111

Weekends

     

All children

42.9

41.0

1.9

32.0

.956

Boys

44.2

42.9

1.3

31.4

.969

Girls

43.3

16.6

26.7

57.2

.665