Table 7.
Park Area | All | Females | Males | p-Value (Sig.) | ||||||
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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.