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Table 1 Baseline characteristics (mean ± standard deviation) of the boys and girls in the specialist PE intervention group and usual practice PE control group

From: Outcomes of a four-year specialist-taught physical education program on physical activity: a cluster randomized controlled trial, the LOOK study

 

Boys

Girls

Characteristics

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

n

224

186

208

189

Age (years)

8.1 ± 0.4

8.2 ± 0.3

8.1 ± 0.3

8.1 ± 0.4

Height (cm)

130.5 ± 5.4

129.9 ± 5.6

128.4 ± 5.4

129.1 ± 5.3

Weight (kg)

28.9 ± 5.1

28.9 ± 5.4

28.5 ± 5.8

28.8 ± 5.7

Total Physical Activity, (average steps/day)

11,793 ± 3975

11,535 ± 3460

9273 ± 3328

9663 ± 3319

% meeting step per day recommendation

46

48

31

30