Table 3 Characteristics of participating schools
From: A feasibility study of ‘The StepSmart Challenge’ to promote physical activity in adolescents
Intervention or control | Free school meal eligibility (%) | Single-sex or co-educational school | Total Year 9 pupils in school (n) | Potential participants invited (n) | Participants at baseline (n) | Participants retained at 52 weeks (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
School A | Control | Lower SES (63.7) | Single sex (male) | 43 | 40 | 36 | 35 |
School B | Higher SES (7.2) | Co-educational | 254 | 48 | 46 (25 females) | 45 | |
School C | Intervention | Higher SES (8.0) | Single sex (male) | 160 | 48 | 48 | 44 |
School D | Lower SES (56.5) | Single sex (female) | 68 | 50 | 49 | 46 | |
School E | Lower SES (54.6) | Single sex (female) | 151 | 50 | 45 | 45 | |
Total | 236 | 224 (53.1% female) | 215 | ||||