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Table 5 Validity statistics for physical activity equipment separated by categories; Mean (SD) for participant at Time 1 and Research Assistants with Pearson correlation coefficients, t-test p-value or Mantel-Hanzel Chi Square test

From: Validity and reliability of a home environment inventory for physical activity and media equipment

 

Time 1

RA

T1 vs RA

Item Category

n

mean (SD)

n

mean (SD)

Correlation

t-test p-value

Sports Equipment

      

   # of Items

31

33.5 (34.20)

31

42.9 (45.53)

0.98

< 0.01

   Accessibility

      

Away and difficult to get to

 

10.4

 

2.4

M-H χ2 = 64.2, p < 0.01

Away and easy to get to

 

24.5

 

28.0

  

In view and difficult to get to

 

3.7

 

0.8

  

In view and easy to get to

 

61.4

 

68.8

  

Fitness Equipment

      

   # of items

28

6.4 (4.31)

28

6.4 (4.78)

0.82

0.99

   Accessibility

      

Away and difficult to get to

 

5.9

 

4.8

M-H χ2 = 0.11, p = 0.73

Away and easy to get to

 

25.5

 

26.7

  

In view and difficult to get to

 

3.9

 

0.0

  

In view and easy to get to

 

64.7

 

68.6

  

Transportation Equipment

      

   # of items

28

7.7 (5.44)

31

7.8 (4.71)

0.68

0.90

   Accessibility

      

Away and difficult to get to

 

4.3

 

2.2

M-H χ2 = 1.41, p = 0.23

Away and easy to get to

 

16.1

 

14.3

  

In view and difficult to get to

 

10.8

 

5.5

  

In view and easy to get to

 

68.8

 

78.0

  

Water Sports Equipment

      

   # of items

16

4.7 (5.75)

17

4.6 (5.58)

0.92

0.75

   Accessibility

      

Away and difficult to get to

 

12.0

 

0.0

M-H χ2 = 0.29, p = 0.59

Away and easy to get to

 

44.0

 

52.0

  

In view and difficult to get to

 

4.0

 

8.0

  

In view and easy to get to

 

40.0

 

40.0

  

Outdoor/Yard Equipment

      

   # of items

28

12.8 (10.48)

28

14.4 (9.45)

0.80

0.17

   Accessibility

      

Away and difficult to get to

 

14.3

 

2.8

M-H χ2 = 12.63, p < 0.01

Away and easy to get to

 

11.2

 

10.7

  

In view and difficult to get to

 

6.2

 

3.4

  

In view and easy to get to

 

68.3

 

83.1