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Table 3 Least squares means estimates of total minutes of daily MVPA by child characteristics

From: Youth sport participation and physical activity in rural communities

MVPA, adjusted mean (95% CI)

Characteristic

Differencesa1 (p < 0.05)

Grade

 a. 3rd

83.9 (51.6–116.2)

d

 b. 4th

80.5 (49.7–111.3)

c,d

 c. 5th

87.0 (48.1–126.0)

b,d

 d. 6th

74.6 (38.4–110.8)

a,b,c

Characteristic

Differencesb2 (p < 0.05)

Sex

 a. Female

69.3 (25.2–113.4)

b

 b. Male

93.7 (52.0–135.4)

a

Characteristic

Differencesc3 (p < 0.05)

Lunch Status

 a. Free/Reduced

81.3 (42.7–120.0)

None

 b. Full Pay

81.7 (34.6–128.8)

None

Characteristic

Differencesd4 (p < 0.05)

Youth Sport Participation

 a. Yes

84.9 (36.0–113.8)

b

 b. No

78.1 (41.7–114.4)

a

  1. MVPA moderate to vigorous physical activity, CI confidence interval
  2. a1 Significance from mixed effects model (e.g., ‘a’ denotes difference from 3rd grade)
  3. b2 Significance from mixed effects model (e.g., ‘a’ denotes difference from female)
  4. c3 Significance from mixed effects model (no significant differences found)
  5. d4 Significance from mixed effects model (e.g., ‘a’ denotes difference from yes to youth sport participation)