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. 2018 Sep 19;95(6):869–880. doi: 10.1007/s11524-018-0311-1

Table 3.

Mean physical activity (PA) bout time during park visits by categories of park-level covariates. Frequency of observations by covariate category provided for unique parks as well as park visits

Parks (n = 233) Park visits (n = 1553)
Park-level variable Category n (%) n (%) Mean (SD) PA bout time
PA facility variety (count) < Median (4) 129 (55) 466 (30) 14.9 (25.0)
≥ Median (4) 104 (45) 1087 (70) 21.2 (22.0)
Built amenity variety (count) < Median (2) 140 (60) 714 (46) 13.5 (18.0)
≥ Median (2) 93 (40) 839 (54) 24.3 (25.7)
Natural amenities (any) No 148 (64) 882 (57) 14.6 (17.7)
Yes 85 (36) 671 (43) 25.6 (27.5)
Park size (acres) < Median (12.0) 117 (50) 444 (29) 11.6 (16.6)
≥ Median (12.0) 116 (50) 1109 (71) 22.4 (24.6)
Mean slope in park (percentage) < Median (3.3) 117 (50) 670 (43) 18.9 (21.7)
≥ Median (3.3) 116 (50) 883 (57) 19.6 (24.1)
Net residential density (units/residential acre) < Median (9.7) 122 (52) 709 (46) 21.0 (25.7)
≥ Median (9.7) 111 (48) 844 (54) 17.9 (20.5)
Employment FAR (employment building acre/land acre) < Median (0.28) 119 (51) 730 (47) 23.4 (26.7)
≥ Median (0.28) 114 (49) 823 (53) 15.7 (18.6)
Restaurant density (count/buffer acre) < Median (0.22) 117 (50) 704 (45) 21.5 (25.2)
≥ Median (0.22) 116 (50) 849 (55) 17.5 (21.1)
Park count (count of other parks within buffer) < Median (3) 130 (56) 604 (39) 19.2 (20.2)
≥ Median (3) 103 (44) 949 (61) 19.4 (24.8)
Park area density (park acre/buffer acre) < Median (0.12) 124 (53) 669 (43) 18.8 (20.9)
≥ Median (0.12) 109 (47) 884 (57) 19.7 (24.6)
Intersection density (count/buffer acre) < Median (0.243) 129 (55) 544 (35) 24.9 (28.1)
≥ Median (0.243) 104 (45) 1009 (65) 16.3 (19.3)
Sidewalk density (m/buffer acre) < Median (0.33) 131 (56) 445 (29) 22.9 (28.0)
≥ Median (0.33) 102 (44) 1108 (71) 17.9 (20.6)
Mean slope in neighborhood (percentage) < Median (0.482) 123 (53) 700 (45) 19.8 (22.8)
≥ Median (0.482) 110 (47) 853 (55) 18.9 (23.4)
Wealth (mean percentile of assessed residential unit values) < Median (47) 127 (55) 511 (33) 15.1 (18.1)
≥ Median (47) 104 (45) 1039 (67) 21.4 (25.0)