Table 3. Intervention effects on physical activity and outdoor play by study arm.
| Intervention neighborhood | Control neighborhood | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Baseline | Final | N | Baseline | Final | |
| Outdoor play (parent-reported) | ||||||
| Number of weekdays with outside play; median (IQR) | 46 | 2 (5) | 3 (3)‡ | 47 | 3 (5) | 5 (5) |
| After-school outdoor playtime1 median (IQR) | 46 | 60 (120) | 90 (60)† | 47 | 60 (120) | 60 (90) |
| Weekly after-school outdoor playtime2; median (IQR) | 46 | 120 (480) | 300 (480)† | 47 | 150 (600) | 300 (600) |
| Pedometer-derived Physical activity | ||||||
| General weekdays3; median (IQR) | 51 | 10168 (3797) | 12824 (8561)‡ | 49 | 12107 (5405) | 13196 (6071) |
| Intervention days4; median (IQR) | 51 | 13215 (6836) | 14124 (12772) | 49 | 12613 (6301) | 12165 (7388) |
| During intervention hours5; median (IQR) | 32 | 2090 (2262) | 4249 (4942)‡ | 31 | 2347 (1746) | 2911 (2176) |
| Meeting pedometer-derived physical activity guidelines6 n (%) | 51 | 14 (27.5%) | 27 (52.9%)‡ | 49 | 24 (49%)* | 26 (53%) |
† Significantly different from baseline (p<0.05)
‡Significantly different from baseline (p<0.01)
*Significantly different from intervention group
1Calculated as min/day
2Calculated as min/weekdays
3Calculated as steps/day Monday to Sunday
4Calculated as steps/day on Wednesday and Friday
5Calculated as steps/day on Wednesday and Friday from 18h00 to 21h00
612000 daily steps for girls, 13000 daily steps for boys.