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Table 3 Mixed-model regression analysis of class-level factors and students’ MVPA during elementary and middle school PE classes

From: Associations between class-level factors and student physical activity during physical education lessons in China

 

Elementary school MVPA

 

Middle school MVPA

β

t

p

 

β

t

p

Lesson start time- A.M. a

–1.132

–0.942

0.348

 

0.915

1.059

0.292

Class size- ≤30 b

2.258

1.872

0.064

 

–0.831

–0.858

0.393

Lesson location-Indoors c

–2.053

–1.186

0.238

 

–3.300

–2.985

0.003

PE content d

       

 Individual games

0.418

0.207

0.836

 

5.309

3.568

0.001

 Movement activities

–9.230

–4.422

0.000

 

–1.843

–1.139

0.257

 Individual activities

–0.401

–0.232

0.817

 

3.076

2.314

0.084

PE context

       

 Management

–2.084

–1.409

0.016

 

–5.739

–4.789

< 0.001

 Knowledge

–1.440

–2.380

0.019

 

–1.986

–3.772

< 0.001

 Fitness

1.080

1.253

0.213

 

2.117

3.279

0.001

 Skill practice

1.618

3.224

0.002

 

0.701

1.558

0.122

 Game play

1.397

2.716

0.008

 

–1.009

–1.558

0.122

 Free play

1.082

1.627

0.106

 

–0.033

–0.088

0.930

  1. a Reference category: P. M.; b Reference category: > 30; c Reference category: Outdoors; d Reference category: Team games