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. 2016 Jun 28;13(7):639. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13070639

Table 7.

Number of observed area visitors, PA intensity, and PA intensity by person and by gender.

Park Area All Females Males p-Value (Sig.)
n Total METs Mean METs per Person n Total METs Mean METs per Female n Total METs Mean METs per Male
Playgrounds 3877 16,814 4.3 2091 8816 4.2 a 1786 7998 4.5 a 0.002
Soccer 3841 14,880 3.9 562 2590 4.6 3279 12,290 3.8
Basketball 3357 14,364 4.3 247 1155 4.7 3110 13,209 4.3
Jogging Trails 3203 14,384 4.5 1407 6140 4.4 a 1796 8244 4.6 a 0.008
Fitness Stations 2717 11,483 4.2 1758 6914 3.9 959 4569 4.8
Tennis 2367 9834 4.2 582 2562 4.4 1785 7272 4.1
Swimming Pools 2144 8916 4.2 592 2342 4.0 a 1552 6575 4.2 a 0.001
Sheltered Space 1921 7704 4.0 1331 5337 4.0 590 2367 4.0
Indoor Courts 1531 6374 4.2 478 2024 4.2 1053 4350 4.1
Open Space 1375 6327 4.6 1029 4778 4.6 346 1550 4.5
Walking Trails 1164 36,615 3.2 597 1862 3.1 567 1800 3.2
Foot Massage Path 266 880 3.3 179 595 3.2 87 285 3.3
Others b 822 2540 3.1 267 782 2.9 555 1758 3.2

a Mean METs per person observed for females was significantly smaller than mean METs per person observed for males at the 0.05 level of significance. b Other areas included one archery range, one climbing wall, five gateball courts, two lawn bowl greens, and three roller skating rinks with total observed sessions for each area being 32, 32, 128, 32, and 64, respectively.