‘Jump start’ childcare-based intervention to promote physical activity in pre-schoolers: six-month findings from a cluster randomised trial

Table 3 Changes in physical activity from baseline to 6-month follow-up¹

Outcome (mins/hr)	Intervention			Control			I-C Adjusted mean difference (95% CI)⁶	Group x time p value
Outcome (mins/hr)	Baseline Mean (SE)	6-months Mean (SE)	P value	Baseline Mean (SE)	6-months Mean (SE)	P value	I-C Adjusted mean difference (95% CI)⁶	Group x time p value
Total Physical Activity (LMVPA)²	15.34 (0.32)	16.46 (0.33)	< 0.001	15.24 (0.34)	16.62 (0.36)	< 0.001	−0.28(−1.43, 0.88)	0.639
Sedentary	28.78 (0.43)	27.27 (0.43)	0.002	29.06 (0.45)	27.10 (0.47)	< 0.001	0.44(− 0.91, 1.80)	0.521
MPA³	5.74 (0.15)	6.22 (0.15)	0.015	5.67 (0.16)	6.25 (0.16)	< 0.001	−0.10(− 0.62, 0.43)	0.735
VPA⁴	2.01 (0.09)	2.17 (0.10)	0.082	2.01 (0.10)	2.17 (0.10)	0.075	0.03(−0.29, 0.35)	0.867
MVPA⁵	7.74 (0.21)	8.41 (0.22)	< 0.001	7.68 (0.23)	8.42 (0.24)	< 0.001	−0.07(−0.84, 0.70)	0.861

¹Analysis based on 558 and 508 children with at least 1 day of valid accelerometer data at baseline and 6-month follow-up, respectively
²LMVPA: Light-, moderate-, and vigorous-intensity physical activity
³Moderate-intensity physical activity
⁴Vigorous-intensity physical activity
⁵Moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity
⁶Adjusted for time and childcare centre nested within group

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