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Table 2 Potential effect moderators

From: School-related physical activity interventions and mental health among children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Intervention focusa

Implementation reach

Male/female (%)

Age groupb

SES

Study quality

Type of control group

Adab et al. [24]

Body-edu

Low

51/49

Younger

Mixed

Moderate

PE as usual

Altunkurek and Bebis [25]

Body-mind-edu

High

47/53

Older

NR

Weak

PE as usual

Ardic and Erdogan [26]

Body-mind-edu

NR

50/50

Older

Mixed

Moderate

Other activity but not physical

Azevedo et al. [27]

Body

Low

36/64

Younger

Mixed

Weak

PE as usual

Bremer et al. [28]

Body

Low

51/49

Younger

NR

Weak

PE as usual

Breslin et al. [29]

Body-edu

NR

51.5/48.5

Younger

Low

Weak

Waitlist control

Casey et al. [30]

Body-edu

Low

0/100

Older

Low

Moderate

PE as usual

Christiansen et al. [31]

Body-edu

High

51/49

Younger and older

Mixed

Moderate

PE as usual

Corder et al. [32]

Body-edu

Medium

47/53

Older

Mixed

Moderate

Waitlist control

Costigan et al. [33]

Body

High

69/31

Older

NR

Strong

PE as usual

Frank et al. [34]

Body-mind

High

53/47

Older

Low

Moderate

PE as usual

Ha et al. [35]

Body

NR

46/54

Younger

NR

Strong

Waitlist control

Haden et al. [36]

Body-mind

High

57/43

Younger

Mixed

Moderate

PE as usual

Halliwell et al. [37]

Body-mind

High

46/54

Younger

Low

Moderate

PE as usual

Harrington et al. [38]

Body-edu

Low

0/100

Older

Mixed

Moderate

PE as usual

Hyndman et al. [40]

Body

High

50/50

Younger

NR

Weak

PE as usual

Höner and Demetriou [39]

Body-edu

High

45/55

Younger

NR

Moderate

PE as usual

Khalsa et al. [41]

Body-mind

Medium

58/42

Older

Mixed

Moderate

PE as usual

Lubans et al. [42]

Body-edu

High

0/100

Older

Low

Moderate

Waitlist control

Luna et al. [43]

Body-edu

High

57/43

Older

NR

Weak

Other physical activity

Melnyk et al. [45]

Body-mind-edu

High

32/69

Older

Mixed

Weak

Other activity but not physical

Melnyk et al. [44] and Melnyk et al. [46]

Body-mind-edu

High

48/52

Older

Mixed

Moderate

Other activity but not physical

Moore et al. [47]

Body-mind-edu

High

49/51

Older

Mixed

Strong

PE as usual and waitlist control

Noggle et al. [48]

Body-mind

Low

43/57

Older

Mixed

Weak

PE as usual

Olive et al. [49]

Body-edu

High

54/46

Younger

Mixed

Moderate

PE as usual

Resaland et al. [50]

Body

High

52/48

Younger

NR

Strong

PE as usual

Ruiz-Ariza et al. [51]

Body

High

53.3/46.7

Older

Mixed

Moderate

PE as usual

Shannon et al. [52]

Body-edu

NR

46.5/52.9

Younger

Low

Weak

PE as usual and waitlist control

Velez et al. [53]

Body

High

57/43

Older

NR

Weak

PE as usual

Yook et al. [54]

Body-mind

NR

54/46

Younger

NR

Weak

NR

  1. aBody refers to interventions aimed at improving strength or fitness, edu refers to interventions containing learning elements, mind refers to interventions aimed at strengthening mental processes
  2. bYounger refers to mean age 12 years or younger, and older refers to mean age above 12 years