Table 3

Baseline associations between compulsory school physical activity & high levels of physical activity and fitnessa

Baseline Measures
Boys
Girls



% (n/N)
PRc
95% CI
PRd
95% CI
% (n/N)
PRc
95% CI
PRd
95% CI

Total PAb










     Low PA School
25 (205/812)
1.0
Ref
1.0
Ref
27 (229/860)
1.0
Ref
1.0
Ref
     Med PA School
25 (234/945)
0.98
(0.81–1.19)
0.98
(0.80–1.19)
25 (228/911)
0.94
(0.75–1.18)
0.93
(0.75–1.15)
     High PA School
26 (299/1128)
1.05
(0.86–1.28)
1.05
(0.85–1.28)
26 (262/1004)
0.98
(0.79–1.21)
0.95
(0.77–1.16)
ptrend

0.60

0.67


0.87

0.70
School PAb










     Low PA School
23 (183/812)
1.0
Ref
1.0
Ref
40 (341/860)
1.0
Ref
1.0
Ref
     Med PA School
27 (256/945)
1.20
(0.90–1.60)
1.20
(0.91–1.58)
38 (348/911)
0.96
(0.73–1.27)
0.95
(0.74–1.21)
     High PA School
28 (316/1128)
1.24
(0.91–1.70)
1.24
(0.91–1.68)
42 (417/1004)
1.05
(0.78–1.41)
1.02
(0.78–1.33)
ptrend

0.19

0.20


0.75

0.87
Non-School PAb










     Low PA School
25 (200/812)
1.0
Ref
1.0
Ref
27 (232/860)
1.0
Ref
1.0
Ref
     Med PA School
26 (244/945)
1.05
(0.88–1.25)
1.04
(0.87–1.25)
26 (238/911)
0.97
(0.81–1.16)
0.98
(0.82–1.16)
     High PA School
27 (308/1128)
1.11
(0.92–1.34)
1.11
(0.91–1.34)
26 (256/1004)
0.95
(0.78–1.15)
0.93
(0.77–1.13)
ptrend

0.28

0.30


0.58

0.51
Fitness










     Low PA School
28 (90/323)
1.0
Ref
1.0
Ref
30 (97/326)
1.0
Ref
1.0
Ref
     Med PA School
22 (83/382)
0.78
(0.56–1.09)
0.78
(0.56–1.09)
26 (94/367)
0.86
(0.59–1.25)
0.86
(0.61–1.23)
     High PA School
25 (111/453)
0.88
(0.63–1.22)
0.88
(0.63–1.22)
25 (109/433)
0.85
(0.62–1.15)
0.85
(0.64–1.13)
ptrend

0.52

0.53


0.30

0.27

a High physical activity and fitness defined as being in the top quarter of physical activity or fitness within sex and school level strata.

b Self-reported physical activity (PA).

c PR: prevalence ratios adjusted for the effects of clustering by school.

d PR: prevalence ratios adjusted for the effects of clustering by school plus area-level SES, smoking and parental physical activity.

Cleland et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008 5:14   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-5-14