Table 5

Lifestyles assessed at baseline and at the end of study in intervention and control

InterventionControlIntervention vs control
p Value‡
Baseline, % (n)End of study, % (n)p Value*Baseline, % (n)End of study, % (n)p Value†
TV and/or video games
0–2 h/day
 Boys49.2 (62)45.2 (57)0.26832.5 (51)27.0 (43)0.6270.71
 Girls48.4 (60)51.2 (63)144.0 (66)49.7 (71)0.430.287
 Total48.8 (122)48.2 (120)0.46438.1 (117)37.7 (114)0.910.697
3–4 h/day
 Boys46.0 (58)50.0 (63)0.54262.4 (98)63.5 (101)10.874
 Girls43.5 (54)44.7 (55)0.8654.0 (81)47.6 (68)0.3490.71
 Total44.8 (112)47.4 (118)0.48958.3 (179)56.0 (169)0.6060.632
>4 h/day
 Boys4.8 (6)4.8 (6)0.3755.1 (8)9.4 (15)0.6070.393
 Girls8.1 (10)4.1 (5)0.4532.0 (3)2.8 (4)11
 Total6.4 (16)4.4 (11)13.6 (11)6.3 (19)0.4810.462
After-school PA
0–2 h/week
 Boys26.2 (34)14.5 (18)0.01321.5 (34)19.0 (31)0.2860.354
 Girls35.2 (43)33.6 (41)0.70134.5 (50)36.6 (52)10.557
 Total30.6 (77)24.0 (59)0.04927.7 (84)27.2 (83)0.4350.254
2–4 h/week
 Boys29.2 (38)24.2 (30)0.41838.0 (60)3.1 (54)0.780.602
 Girls36.9 (45)32.0 (39)0.37732.4 (47)31.0 (44)10.155
 Total32.9 (83)28.0 (69)0.18835.3 (107)32.1 (98)0.7640.135
>4 h/week
 Boys44.6 (58)61.3 (76)0.00640.5 (64)47.9 (78)0.2430.643
 Girls27.9 (34)34.4 (42)0.13633.1 (48)32.4 (46)0.8680.598
 Total36.5 (92)48.0 (118)0.00237.0 (112)40.7 (124)0.2720.485
  • Bold typeface indicates p<0.05. *p Value: McNemar’s test (changes in the intervention group).

  • †p Value: McNemar’s test (changes in the control group).

  • ‡p Value: Fisher’s exact test.

  • PA, physical activity; TV, television.