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This research aims to evaluate physical activity levels among Thai primary school students on days with and without physical education classes and identify influencing factors.

June 1, 2026Journal of Physical Activity and HealthOpen Access

Accelerometer-Assessed Physical Activity on School Days With and Without Physical Education Among Thai Primary School Students

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AAAreekul AmornsriwatanakulMahidol University SCSongdhasn ChinapongMahidol University KKKorntawat KlinchanMahidol University

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Cross-sectional study examines physical activity differences on PE and non-PE days in Thai primary school students, suggesting improvements needed in PE implementation.

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This research aims to evaluate physical activity levels among Thai primary school students on days with and without physical education classes and identify influencing factors.
Cross-sectional study involving 799 Thai primary students from grades 5-6 across five areas in Thailand.
Physical activity measured using accelerometers on school days with and without physical education.
Data analyzed with Wilcoxon signed-rank test for intensity comparisons and multilevel generalized linear regression for predictors of MVPA.
On PE days, students engaged in more light-intensity PA (103.5 minutes vs 85.8 minutes, P < .001).
Significantly more MVPA was recorded in the Northeast region (71.8 minutes vs 33.9 minutes, P < .001) and among noncity school students (40.2 minutes vs 31.0 minutes, P = .014).
Students sleeping less than 9 hours had 13 minutes less MVPA (P = .003), and each additional minute of sedentary time was associated with more MVPA (P < .001).

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Amornsriwatanakul et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d20f302fbce9130637395 https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2025-0770

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Cross-sectional study examines physical activity differences on PE and non-PE days in Thai primary school students, suggesting improvements needed in PE implementation.

Accelerometer-Assessed Physical Activity on School Days With and Without Physical Education Among Thai Primary School Students

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