Sociodemographic profiles, educational attainment and physical activity associated with The Daily Mile™ registration in primary schools in England: a national cross-sectional linkage study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine primary school and local authority characteristics associated with registration for The Daily Mile (TDM), an active mile initiative aimed at increasing physical activity in children.

Design

A cross-sectional linkage study using routinely collected data.

Setting

All state-funded primary schools in England from 2012 to 2018 (n=15,815).

Results

3,502 of all 15,815 (22.1%) state-funded primary schools in England were registered to do TDM, ranging from 16% in the East Midlands region to 31% in Inner London. Primary schools registered for TDM had larger mean pupil numbers compared with schools that had not registered (300 vs 269, respectively). There was a higher proportion of TDM-registered schools in urban areas compared with non-urban areas. T

SUBMITTER: Venkatraman T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7815899 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature