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Table 2 Changes in minutes of physical activity and sedentary behavior by group^

From: Painted playgrounds for preschoolers’ physical activity and fundamental motor skill improvement: a randomized controlled pilot trial of effectiveness

Weekdays during school-time

Control

 

Intervention

 
 

Baseline

(n = 19)

Follow-up

(n = 17)

CI

 

Baseline

(n = 26)

Follow-up

(n = 22)

CI

CI*

Light PA

48.3 ± 3.7

50.6 ± 2.9

(-4.3, 9)

 

41.8 ± 3.1

46.1 ± 2.5

(-1.6, 10.2)

(-3.2, 16.1)

Moderate PA

30.9 ± 3.8

34.4 ± 3.6

(-3.7, 10.7)

 

26.9 ± 3.2

27.3 ± 3.1

(-6, 6.8)

(-6, 14)

Vigorous PA

5.8 ± 0.8

8.4 ± 1.3

(0.1, 5.1)*

 

4.5 ± 0.7

5.4 ± 1.1

(-1.3, 3.1)

(-0.9, 3.5)

MVPA

36.7 ± 4.5

42.9 ± 4.4

(-2.1, 14.5)

 

31.4 ± 3.8

32.8 ± 3.8

(-6.1, 8.8)

(-6.5, 17.1)

Sedentary Behavior

305.0 ± 7.8

296.5 ± 6.7

(-22.2, 5.2)

 

316.8 ± 6.5

311.2 ± 5.8

(-17.9, 6.6)

(-32.2, 8.6)

  1. ^Assessed using Actigraph GT3X + controlling for child’s age, sex, and accelerometer wear time;
  2. PA = Physical Activity; MVPA = Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity; *CI for the changes between two groups
  3. Estimates are based on the results from the linear mixed effect model.
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