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Table 4 Park visitation at the intervention and control parks from the park-based intercept surveys at the three time-points

From: The REVAMP natural experiment study: the impact of a play-scape installation on park visitation and park-based physical activity

 

Intervention Park

Control Park

T1

(n = 313)

T2

(n = 597)

T3

(n = 485)

T1

(n = 481)

T2

(n = 561)

T3

(n = 558)

Age years (mean (SD))

46.2

(15.0)

45.0 (14.6)

44.4 (15.3)

46.4 (14.4)

46.1 (15.2)

46.4 (15.4)

Child’s age (mean (SD))

7.5 (4.0)

6.7 (3.9)

6.9 (3.9)

6.6 (3.7)

6.8 (4.1)

6.4 (3.8)

Sex (%)

 Female

48.7

47.2

50.4

61.1

52.4

59.0

 Male

51.3

52.8

49.6

38.9

47.6

41.0

Sex of child (%)

 Female

36.1

50.2

46.3

53.6

52.6

43.6

 Male

63.9

49.8

53.7

46.4

47.4

56.4

Adult’s usual park visitation in past 3 months (%)

  ≥ once per week

36.2

34.5

29.7

37.4

34.7

36.5

 Once p/month to 2–3 times p/month

23.4

23.0

26.4

17.8

23.2

21.5

  < once per month

40.4

42.5

44.0

44.9

42.2

42.1

Child’s usual park visitation in past 3 months (%)

  ≥ once per week

8.6

15.6

13.1

20.6

16.5

16.4

 Once p/month to 2–3 times p/month

35.6

28.1

26.1

36.1

33.5

26.9

  < once per month

55.8

56.3

60.8

43.3

50.0

56.6

Adult’s usual activity level during park visits in past 3 months (%)

 Mostly sitting

5.2

3.3

3.5

9.3

2.1

2.5

 Mostly light activities

44.2

34.9

39.2

33.6

30.5

23.8

 Mostly moderate activities

46.3

52.9

46.9

48.3

51.2

56.5

 Mostly vigorous activities

4.3

8.9

10.5

8.8

16.3

17.3