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Table 2 Unadjusted descriptive statistics for outcomes by intervention group

From: Evaluation of a walking school bus program: a cluster randomized controlled trial

 

Pre-intervention

Post-intervention

Between Time Differences

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

p-value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

Percentage of days walking to school

36.11 (42.75)

29.25 (40.94)

44.91 (45.75)

28.64 (40.71)

7.96 (41.40)

-0.27 (28.67)

0.08

MVPA

37.10 (16.11)

38.40 (18.87)

40.87 (21.96)

39.86 (18.61)

3.62 (18.12)

1.95 (16.19)

0.77

Child self-efficacy

2.31 (0.44)

2.40 (0.45)

2.35 (0.43)

2.34 (0.44)

0.03 (0.45)

-0.08 (0.45)

0.07

Parent self-efficacy

2.25 (0.45)

2.15 (0.51)

2.23 (0.45)

2.01 (0.56)

-0.02 (0.49)

-0.11 (0.46)

0.25

Parent outcome expectations

2.09 (0.27)

2.09 (0.26)

2.10 (0.26)

2.10 (0.26)

0.01 (0.31)

-0.002 (0.27)

0.43

BMI-Z

0.83 (1.16)

0.79 (1.06)

0.75 (1.17)

0.70 (1.06)

-0.08 (0.26)

-0.07 (0.25)

0.60

  1. SD: standard deviation; MVPA: moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity; BMI: body mass index; Bold indicates statistical significance at p < 0.05
  2. P-values were based on two-sample Wilcoxon rank-sum test