Table 3.
Clustered negative binomial regressions* between playground attributes and number of persons by renovation status
| Utilization, IRRs (95% CI) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renovated (N = 100) | Unrenovated (N = 100) | |||||
| Playground Attributes | Adults | Girls | Boys | Adults | Girls | Boys |
| Total unique types of play equipment | 1.31 (0.60, 2.87) | 0.74 (0.30, 1.81) | 0.81 (0.44, 1.49) | 0.74 (0.53, 1.02) | 1.01 (0.70, 1.46) | 1.06 (0.79, 1.43) |
| Total # of play features | 1.08 (1.07, 1.09) | 1.07 (1.05, 1.09) | 1.05 (1.03, 1.06) | 0.99 (0.91, 1.07) | 1.00 (0.94, 1.06) | 1.01 (0.95, 1.07) |
| Overall condition | 18.22 (0.66, 499.60) | 22.64 (0.89, 575.46) | 3.85 (0.50, 29.50) | 0.58 (0.31, 1.08) | 0.65 (0.33, 1.29) | 0.83 (0.41, 1.68) |
| Overall cleanliness | 0.74 (0.24, 2.29) | 0.24 (0.09, 0.65) | 0.54 (0.29, 0.99) | 1.38 (0.51, 3.75) | 0.94 (0.40, 2.22) | 0.51 (0.30, 0.87) |
| Overall quality | 0.32 (0.02, 4.60) | 0.19 (0.005, 7.71) | 0.18 (0.02, 1.47) | 0.36 (0.04, 3.10) | 0.22 (0.06, 0.79) | 0.43 (0.17, 1.06) |
| Overall safety | 0.56 (0.01, 48.42) | 18.73 (0.23, 1498.0) | 2.74 (0.20, 37.28) | 0.41 (0.12, 1.44) | 5.33 (0.63, 45.35) | 3.77 (1.51, 9.40) |
| Presence of benches | 3.64 (0.79, 16.67) | 1.81 (0.30, 10.85) | 2.08 (0.66, 6.61) | 0.41 (0.04, 4.19) | 0.26 (0.07, 0.94) | 0.28 (0.08, 1.04) |
| Presence of trash cans | 3.31 (0.81, 13.50) | 2.62 (0.59, 11.71) | 2.23 (0.88, 5.68) | 0.34 (0.10, 1.09) | 1.11 (0.55, 2.22) | 1.80 (1.16, 2.77) |
| Coverage/shade for resting features | 2.89 (1.79, 4.64) | 1.80 (0.93, 3.48) | 1.83 (1.21, 2.76) | 0.62 (0.26, 1.48) | 0.75 (0.35, 1.58) | 0.82 (0.45, 1.49) |
Significant results (p <.05) represented in bold.
*Adjusted for a count of parks within a .75 mile network distance of schoolyards, the population of children 17 and under in the census tract of the school, and the enrollment in the school.
IRR = Incident Rate Ratio. CI = Confidence Interval.