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Table 5 Average daily MVPA subgroup analysis (adjusted for age, sex, and outdoor free-play duration at follow-up)

From: Impact of scheduling multiple outdoor free-play periods in childcare on child moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: a cluster randomised trial

Subgroup

Subgroup Level

Intervention

Control

Group x subgroup

Baseline N = 161

Follow-up N = 135

Baseline N = 218

Follow-up N = 222

estimate (95% CI)

p value

Sex

Boys

64.69 (21.03)

64.85 (19.49)

57.20 (17.85)

57.13 (17.05)

2.87 (−4.69–10.43)

0.41

Girlsa

50.30 (18.56)

50.27 (17.88)

46.08 (14.99)

47.11 (15.00)

–

Baseline moderate-to-vigorous activity

More active

72.77 (14.28)

65.06 (17.13)

67.15 (10.29)

58.65 (16.32)

0.82 (−6.9–8.54)

0.81

Less activea

39.05 (9.97)

47.78 (18.85)

38.77 (9.15)

44.27 (13.11)

–

Age

3 year olds

52.94 (23.56)

55.64 (21.41)

45.39 (16.39)

48.89 (16.52)

2.53 (−9.42–14.68)

0.66

4 year olds

60.72 (19.79)

59.17 (18.02)

53.74 (17.21)

52.72 (15.93)

1.84 (−9.43–13.11)

0.73

5 year oldsa

67.56 (13.79)

66.72 (25.62)

59.93 (14.10)

57.15 (19.31)

–

 
  1. aDenotes subgroup level used as a reference for the interaction estimate