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Table 1 School- and pupil level baseline characteristics

From: The effect of a one-year vigorous physical activity intervention on fitness, cognitive performance and mental health in young adolescents: the Fit to Study cluster randomised controlled trial

 

Intervention

Control

School level

 No. schools

46

47

Gender status, no. (%)

 Co-ed

37 (80.4%)

38 (80.9%)

 Female

9 (19.6%)

8 (17.0%)

 Male

0 (0%)

1 (2.1%)

Socioeconomic status

 Percent eFSM pupils, mean (SD)

17.0 (9.00)

17.7 (12.9)

 IMD, median (range), decile

5 (1–10)

6 (1–10)

Pupil level

 No. pupils

7860

8157

 Age, mean (SD), y

12.5 (0.296)

12.5 (0.293)

 Females, no (%)

4466 (56.8%)

4495 (55.1%)

 eFSM, no. (%), yes

1243 (15.8%)

1422 (17.4%)

  1. Abbreviations: Co-ed co-education, eFSM eligible for free school meals, IMD index of multiple deprivation, SD standard deviation, y year