Children’s Physical Activity Levels Following Participation in a Classroom-Based Physical Activity Curriculum
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Settings
2.2. Measures
2.3. Data Collection and Study Procedures
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Measure | Male (n = 92) | Female (n = 118) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 9.09 ± 0.10 | 9.02 ± 0.08 | 0.568 |
Height (m) | 1.40 ± 0.09 | 1.38 ± 0.09 | 0.140 |
Mass (kg) | 39 ± 12 | 36 ± 10 | 0.034 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 19.5 ± 4.2 | 18.4 ± 3.6 | 0.044 |
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Goh, T.L.; Leong, C.H.; Brusseau, T.A.; Hannon, J. Children’s Physical Activity Levels Following Participation in a Classroom-Based Physical Activity Curriculum. Children 2019, 6, 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/children6060076
Goh TL, Leong CH, Brusseau TA, Hannon J. Children’s Physical Activity Levels Following Participation in a Classroom-Based Physical Activity Curriculum. Children. 2019; 6(6):76. https://doi.org/10.3390/children6060076
Chicago/Turabian StyleGoh, Tan Leng, Chee Hoi Leong, Timothy A Brusseau, and James Hannon. 2019. "Children’s Physical Activity Levels Following Participation in a Classroom-Based Physical Activity Curriculum" Children 6, no. 6: 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/children6060076