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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of measured variables at all time points

From: Improving children’s fundamental movement skills through a family-based physical activity program: results from the “Active 1 + FUN” randomized controlled trial

  Time 1 Time 2 Time 3
Exp Con Exp Con Exp Con
n M n M n M n M n M n M
Primary outcomes
 Student MVPA (min/day) 68 47.24 68 46.77 38 62.29* 44 54.62* 25 43.69 34 45.56
 Parent MVPA (min/day) 56 50.33 63 49.35 50 63.83 67 58.20 36 58.24 46 56.92
 Co-physical activity (min/day) 61 9.27* 65 6.52* 50 10.39* 60 6.65* 55 4.97 68 4.76
Secondary outcomes – Student variables
 FMS (score out of 8) a b 82 5.09 79 5.21 71 5.27* 74 4.93* 55 5.33 60 4.99
 BMI (kg m−2) 83 16.82 77 17.20 74 17.60 74 17.39 57 17.22 61 17.71
 Perceived need support 82 3.49 80 3.33 72 3.42 72 3.26 56 3.32 61 3.30
 Perceived control 82 3.03 80 3.15 72 3.13 72 2.96 56 3.00 61 3.01
 Need satisfaction 82 4.95 80 4.93 72 4.99 72 4.93 56 4.88 61 5.13
 Need frustration a 82 3.20 80 3.26 71 3.72* 72 3.18* 56 3.31 61 3.07
 HRQoL b 78 3.59 75 3.42 71 3.50 71 3.36 55 3.40 61 3.52
Secondary outcomes – Parent variables
 FMS (score out of 8) 79 5.01 81 4.91 69 4.84 71 4.49 54 5.10 58 4.83
 BMI (kg m−2) 83 22.86 79 23.65 73 23.04 73 23.38 54 22.99 60 23.03
 Provided need support 81 4.04 79 3.98 71 3.99 74 3.89 51 4.04 56 3.86
 Exerted control 81 2.82 79 2.80 71 2.72 74 2.80 51 2.73 56 2.82
 Need satisfaction 81 5.53* 79 5.27* 71 5.50 74 5.28 51 5.51* 56 5.18*
 Need frustration 81 2.68 79 2.90 71 2.50* 74 2.99* 51 2.65* 56 3.20*
 Flourishing 78 5.79 73 5.58 67 5.75 69 5.51 46 5.77 56 5.44
  1. Exp Experimental group, Con Control group, MVPA Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, FMS Fundamental movement skills, BMI Body mass index, HRQoL Health-related quality of life
  2. a Significant Time*Group effect from Time 1 to Time 2; b Significant Time*Group effect from Time 1 to Time 3; *Significant differences between experimental and control groups at corresponding time point