Cochrane · systematic review · CD007651
School‐based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18
Neil-Sztramko, SE, Caldwell, H, Dobbins, M · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
8
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 37.5%Low 4 · 50%Moderate 1 · 12.5%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Current version onlySchool‐based physical activity programmes for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years
Population: children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
% of participants physically active [ | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 6068 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Moderate to vigorous physical activity (minutes/d) [ | no estimate extracted | 33 studies · 20614 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Sedentary time (minutes/d)[ | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 11914 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Physical fitness (VO₂ max, mL/kg/min)[ | no estimate extracted | 13 studies · 3980 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
BMI (z‐score)[ | no estimate extracted | 21 studies · 22948 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
BMI (kg/m²)[ | no estimate extracted | 50 studies · 34337 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Health‐related quality of life [ | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 4687 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Adverse events [ | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 11698 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
School‐based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years
Population: children and adolescents aged 6 to 18 years
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Television viewing (minutes spent watching TV) [ | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 9372 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Physical activity rates (% of participants physically active) [ | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 4123 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Physical activity duration (minutes engaged in physical activity) [ | no estimate extracted | 23 studies · 15743 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Mean systolic / diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) [ | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 13739 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) [ | no estimate extracted | 32 studies · 27567 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |