Table 3 School implementation of PA practices at baseline, 12 and 24 month follow-up
School practice implementation in current school year | Program Group Baseline N = 24% (n) | Program Group 12 months N = 24% (n) | Program Group 24 months N = 23% (n) | Control Group Baseline N = 25a % (n) | Control Group 12 months N = 25% (n) | Control Group 24 months N = 25% (n) | P value 0–12 monthsb | OR (95% CI) 0–24 months | P value 0–24 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary outcome – 4 or more PA practices | 0.0 (0) | 66.7 (16) | 69.6 (16) | 0.0 (0) | 4.0 (1) | 0.0 (0) | < 0.001 | 42.5 (8.6-∞) | < 0.001 |
Secondary outcomes | |||||||||
 Mean number of PA practices (SD) | 0.5 (0.8) | 3.9 (1.5) | 4.1 (1.7) | 0.5 (0.7) | 0.7 (1.0) | 0.5 (0.8) | < 0.001 | β = 3.6 (2.8–4.4) | < 0.001 |
Meeting each PA practice | |||||||||
 1. Quality PE lessons Incorporating desirable elementsc | 8.3 (2) | 58.3 (14) | 60.9 (14) | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) | 8.0 (2) | < 0.001 | 13.9 (2.6–143.7) | < 0.001 |
8.3 (2) | 54.2 (13) | 60.9 (14) | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) | 8.0 (2) | < 0.001 | 13.9 (2.6–143.7) | < 0.001 | |
 2. Student PA plans Incorporating desirable elements c | 8.3 (2) | 87.5 (21) | 82.6 (19) | 0.0 (0) | 8.0 (2) | 8.0 (2) | < 0.001 | 47.0 (5.9–2186.9) | < 0.001 |
0.0 (0) | 8.3 (2) | 26.1 (6) | 0.0 (0) | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) | 1.00 | 6.9 (0.8–333.4) | 0.10 | |
 3. Enhanced school sport program | 0.0 (0) | 83.3 (20) | 69.6 (16) | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) | < 0.001 | 31.9 (4.3–1404.2) | < 0.001 |
 4. Recess/lunchtime PA Incorporating desirable elements c | 8.3 (2) | 50.0 (12) | 60.9 (14) | 24.0 (6) | 28.0 (7) | 16.0 (4) | 0.059 | 13.5 (2.3–157.9) | < 0.001 |
0.0 (0) | 33.3 (8) | 56.5 (13) | 8.0 (2) | 8.0 (2) | 4.0 (1) | 0.027 | 35.7 (6.8-∞) | < 0.001 | |
 5. PA policy or procedure | 0.0 (0) | 29.2 (7) | 39.1 (9) | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 0.044 | 22.0 (4.0-∞) | < 0.001 |
 6. Links with community PA providers Incorporating desirable elements c | 4.1 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 8.7 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 4.0 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 1.0 | 3.1 (0.4-∞) | 0.39 |
4.1 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 4.4 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 4.0 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 1.0 | 1.3 (0.1-∞) | 0.86 | |
 7. Communicating PA messages to parents | 20.8 (5) | 83.3 (20) | 87.0 (20) | a16.0 (4) | 20.0 (5) | 16.0 (4) | < 0.001 | 53.4 (6.3–2626.1) | < 0.001 |
Per protocol d- Program schools median reach or above Primary outcome – 4 or more PA practices (n/N) | |||||||||
 0–12 months | 0.0 (0/13) | 76.9 (10/13) |  | 0.0 (0/23) | 4.0 (1/25) |  | < 0.001 |  |  |
 0-24mths | 0.0 (0/15) |  | 76.9 (10/13) | 0.0 (0/23) |  | 0.0 (0/25) |  |  | < 0.001 |
Secondary outcome - Mean number PA practices (SD) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 0–12 months | 0.4 (0.8) | 4.2 (1.2) |  | 0.5 (0.7) | 0.7 (1.0) |  | < 0.001 |  |  |
 0-24mths | 0.5 (0.7) |  | 4.2 (1.6) | 0.5 (0.7) |  | 0.5 (0.8) |  |  | < 0.001 |