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Table 2 School characteristics at baseline by experimental group

From: Optimising a multi-strategy implementation intervention to improve the delivery of a school physical activity policy at scale: findings from a randomised noninferiority trial

School characteristics

PACE

N = 24

Adapted PACE

N = 24

School type

 • Catholic

2 (8%)

3 (13%)

 • Government

21 (88%)

20 (83%)

 • Independent

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

Number of students (size)

 • Mean (SD)

205.9 (199.9)

242 (252.3)

Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA)a

 • Most disadvantaged

17 (71%)

16 (67%)

 • Least disadvantaged

7 (29%)

8 (33%)

Geolocation

 • Major city

11 (46%)

11 (46%)

 • Inner/outer regional or remote

13 (54%)

13 (54%)

  1. aSEIFA: relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage