Table 5.
Percentage of visitors engaged in activities and MET intensity of those activities by age group at rural or urban parks.
| Rural | Urban | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of Visitors (N = 781) | METs | % of Visitors (N = 4705) | METs | |
| Shelters a | ||||
| 0–12 yrs | 11.0 * | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 3.5 * | 2.2 ± 0.2 |
| 13–18 yrs | 34.1 * | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 1.2 * | 1.5 ± 0.3 |
| 19+ yrs | 38.9 * | 1.7 ± 0.2 | 10.1 * | 1.5 ± 0.1 |
| Sport fields a | ||||
| 0–12 yrs | 25.0 * | 2.2 ± 0.4 | 14.5 * | 2.8 ± 0.1 |
| 13–18 yrs | 8.0 * | 3.6 ± 2.4 | 69.6 * | 3.1 ± 0.6 |
| 19+ yrs | 8.9 | 2.0 ± 0.1 | 9.7 | 2.8 ± 0.2 |
| Playgrounds a,d | ||||
| 0–12 yrs | 39.9 * | 3.8 ± 0.3 | 51.0 * | 3.5 ± 0.2 |
| 13–18 yrs | 13.6 | 3.1 ± 0.9 | 9.2 | 3.0 ± 0.4 |
| 19+ yrs | 18.1 | 2.5 ± 0.4 | 15.6 | 2.2 ± 0.1 |
| Open space b | ||||
| 0–12 yrs | 5.1 | 3.0 ± 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.3 ± 0.4 |
| 13–18 yrs | 3.4 | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.3 ± 0.9 |
| 19+ yrs | 3.6 | 2.4 ± 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.9 ± 0.6 |
| Walking path b,c | ||||
| 0–12 yrs | 2.8 | 3.6 ± 0.6 | 2.0 | 3.2 ± 0.3 |
| 13–18 yrs | 8.0 | 4.5 ± 1.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 ± 0.7 |
| 19+ yrs | 7.1 | 3.9 ± 0.7 | 6.2 | 3.6 ± 0.3 |
MET data are mean ± SE. Percentages estimated using a generalized linear mixed model in which setting (rural or urban), age and age × setting interaction were fixed effects, and park pair was a random effect. * Values within row, p < 0.05. a Age by setting interaction for % of visitors, p < 0.05. b Main effect of setting for % of visitors, p < 0.05. c Main effect of age, p < 0.05; a lower proportion of 0–12-year-old youths were observed on paths than 13–18-year-old youths or people 19+ years. d Main effect of age, p < 0.05; children aged 0–12 years were more intensely active than the 19+ age group.