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Table 2 RBC Learn to Play–CAPL descriptive statistics, overall and by gender

From: Physical literacy levels of Canadian children aged 8–12 years: descriptive and normative results from the RBC Learn to Play–CAPL project

Variable

Overall

Boys

Girls

Boys vs. girls

n

ѱ𲹲 ±ĉS

n

ѱ𲹲 ±ĉS

n

ѱ𲹲 ±ĉS

dz’s d

95% CI

Age (years)

10,034

10.1±1.2

5004

10.1±1.2

5030

10.1±1.2

−0.01

−ĉ0.05, 0.03

Physical Competence score (/32)

9388

19.6±4.4

4687

19.9±4.7

4701

19.3±4.1

0.14

0.10, 0.18

Sit-and-reach max score (cm)

9620

28.1±8.4

4796

25.4±7.6

4824

30.9±8.3

−0.69

− 0.73, − 0.65

Total handgrip strength (kg)

9668

33.5±9.4

4815

34.5±9.6

4853

32.6±9.2

0.21

0.17, 0.25

PACER (20 m laps)

9393

23.4±14.1

4710

25.8±15.8

4683

20.9±11.6

0.35

0.31, 0.40

Plank time (sec)

9606

61.8±43.8

4780

62.4±44.8

4826

61.3±42.9

0.02

−0.02, 0.06

Body mass index (kg/m2)

9455

19.0±3.8

4716

18.9±3.9

4739

19.0±3.7

−0.01

−0.05, 0.03

Waist circumference (cm)

9395

67.3±10.8

4677

67.4±11.1

4718

67.2±10.6

0.02

−0.02, 0.07

CAMSA max score (/28)

9488

20.6±3.9

4752

21.0±3.9

4736

20.3±3.8

−0.17

−0.21, − 0.13

Daily Behaviour score (/32)

9783

18.6±7.7

4867

18.6±7.9

4916

18.5±7.4

−ĉ0.02

−0.06, 0.02

Daily steps taken

6640

11,512±4006

3088

12,355±4252

3552

10,779±3624

0.40

0.35, 0.45

Physical activity guideline adherence (days/week)

9787

5.0±1.9

4869

5.0±2.0

4918

4.9±1.9

−0.07

−0.11, − 0.04

Daily screen time (hrs)

9770

2.5±1.9

4853

2.7±2.1

4917

2.2±1.8

−ĉ0.30

−0.34, − 0.26

Daily non-screen sedentary time (hrs)

9776

1.7±1.3

4863

1.6±1.3

4913

1.7±1.3

0.08

0.04, 0.12

Motivation and Confidence score (/18)

9625

12.5±2.7

4778

12.7±2.8

4847

12.2±2.6

0.18

0.14, 0.22

Adequacy (/28)

9628

21.9±4.3

4779

22.3±4.3

4849

21.4±4.2

−0.22

−0.26, − 0.18

Predilection (/36)

9628

28.8±5.9

4779

29.0±6.0

4849

28.7±5.8

−ĉ0.05

−0.09, − 0.01

Benefits-to-barriers ratio (/4)

9746

1.6±1.2

4855

1.6±1.2

4891

1.5±1.1

−ĉ0.12

−0.16, − 0.08

Physical activity level compared to peers (/10)

9865

7.2±2.1

4906

7.3±2.2

4959

7.0±2.0

0.12

0.08, 0.16

Skill level compared to peers (/10)

9863

6.7±2.3

4906

7±2.4

4957

6.4±2.2

0.27

0.23, 0.31

Knowledge and Understanding score (/18)

9797

12.0±2.7

4870

11.8±2.8

4927

12.2±2.6

0.11

0.07, 0.15

Minutes of daily MVPA (/1)

9833

0.6±0.5

4892

0.7±0.5

4941

0.6±0.5

0.15

0.11, 0.19

Minutes of daily screen time (/1)

9837

0.2±0.4

4893

0.2±0.4

4944

0.1±0.3

−0.17

−0.21, −0.13

Cardiorespiratory fitness definition (/1)

9822

0.6±0.5

4882

0.5±0.5

4940

0.6±0.5

0.11

0.07, 0.15

Muscular endurance definition (/1)

9829

0.7±0.4

4890

0.7±0.4

4939

0.8±0.4

0.10

0.06, 0.13

Healthy definition (/5)

9856

4.0±0.9

4908

3.9±1.0

4948

4.0±0.9

−0.18

−0.22, − 0.14

Fill in the missing words (/5)

9814

3.6±1.5

4880

3.6±1.5

4934

3.6±1.4

0.02

−0.02, 0.06

Safety gear during physical activity (/1)

9856

0.3±0.3

4908

0.3±0.3

4948

0.4±0.3

−0.35

−0.39, − 0.31

How to get better at a sport skill (/1)

9798

0.5±0.5

4871

0.5±0.5

4927

0.5±0.5

0.03

−0.01, 0.07

How to improve physical fitness (/1)

9804

0.8±0.4

4872

0.8±0.4

4932

0.8±0.4

0.08

0.04, 0.12

Preferred leisure-time activity (/1)

9835

0.7±0.4

4894

0.7±0.5

4941

0.8±0.4

−0.14

−0.17, − 0.10

Physical literacy score (/100)

9781

62.7±12.2

4866

63.1±13.0

4915

62.2±11.3

−ĉ0.07

−0.11, − 0.03

  1. CAMSA Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment, CAPL Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy, CI confidence interval, MVPA moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, PACER Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run, RBC Royal Bank of Canada, SD standard deviation
  2. Important (> 0.8) effect sizes are in bold