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Table 2 Physical activity

From: A 3-year school-based exercise intervention improves muscle strength - a prospective controlled population-based study in 223 children

 

Girls

Boys

 

Cases (n = 47)

Controls (n = 46)

P- value

Cases (n = 76)

Controls (n = 54)

P- value

Baseline

Organized physical activity before study start (hours/week)

      

   Total physical activity

1.7 (0.7)

2.4 (1.7)

0.02

2.7 (1.6)

2.3 (1.3)

0.18

Organized physical activity after study start (hours/week)

      

   School curriculum

3.3

1.0

<0.001

3.3

1.0

<0.001

   Outside School

0.7 (0.7)

1.4 (1.7)

0.02

1.7 (1.6)

1.3 (1.3)

0.18

   Total physical activity

4.0 (0.7)

2.4 (1.7)

<0.001

5.0 (1.6)

2.3 (1.3)

<0.001

Follow-up (after 3 years)

Organized physical activity (hours/week)

      

   School curriculum

3.3

1.0

<0.001

3.3

1.0

<0.001

   Outside School

2.3 (2.0)

2.8 (2.5)

0.38

3.3 (3.3)

2.9 (2.4)

0.50

   Total physical activity

5.6 (2.0)

3.8 (2.5)

<0.001

6.6 (3.3)

3.9 (2.4)

<0.001

  1. Baseline and follow-up physical activity data in the subsample of girls and boys who were measured. Questionnaire-evaluated duration of organized physical activity was estimated as mean hours per week. Data are presented as mean with standard deviation (SD). Statistically significant group differences are bolded.