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Table 2 Characteristics of the longitudinal sample with matched data at both Waves

From: The impact of the world’s first regulatory, multi-setting intervention on sedentary behaviour among children and adolescents (ENERGISE): a natural experiment evaluation

 

Characteristics at baseline (n = 7,054)

Socio-demographic characteristics

 

Age (years) mean (SD)

12.3 (2.4)

Female n (%)

3,477 (49.3)

Secondary school n (%)

3,969 (56.3)

Urban n (%)

4,402 (62.4)

GDP n (%)

 

Low

2,361 (33.5)

Medium

2,277 (32.3)

High

2,416 (34.3)

Normal weighta n (%)

5,686 (80.6)

Primary outcomes

 

Total sedentary behaviour time (minutes/day), median (IQR)

330 (240)

Electronic device use time (minutes/day), median (IQR)

60 (125)

Homework time (hours/day), n (%)

 

0 h

50 (0.8)

< 1 h

1,366 (20.9)

1–2 h

2,709 (41.4)

2–3 h

1,449 (22.2)

≥ 3 h

966 (14.8)

Out-of-campus learning time (hours/day), n (%)

 

0 h

4,291 (63.7)

< 1 h

484 (7.2)

1–2 h

767 (11.4)

2–3 h

527 (7.8)

≥ 3 h

672 (10)

Secondary outcomes

 

Total screen viewing time (minutes/day), median (IQR)

150 (192)

Internet use time (minutes/day), median (IQR)

90 (150)

Meeting screen-viewing time recommendation, n (%)

2,499 (35.6)

Meeting regulatory requirement on homework time§, n (%)

2,693 (41.2)

  1. Abbreviatons IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; GDP, gross domestic product
  2. a Excludes participants with overweight or obesity