After-school setting, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in 5th grade boys and girls

► Parent report of child's usual after-school setting was related to child physical activity (PA). ► Boys usually in after-school programs had higher PA than those usually at home. ► Interaction between female after-school setting and race/ethnicity was present. ► Minority girls usually in after-school programs had higher PA versus those at home. ► Minority girls were also more sedentary if they usually went home after school.