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. 2018 Jun 18;136(3):228–236. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2017.0347020118

Table 2: Frequency of schoolchildren using places for PAAL according to perceived distances from the places to home. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2012-2013.

Frequency of use of places for PAAL Perceived distance from home in time walking (minutes) P-value*
1 - 10 11 - 20 > 21
Uses beaches (n = 2,069) n % n % n %
Yes 300 67.2 150 42.6 277 23.2 < 0.000
No 174 32.8 210 57.4 958 76.8
Uses parks/ playgrounds (n = 1,826)
Yes 378 48.1 139 32.6 114 16.2 < 0.000
No 395 51.9 279 67.4 521 83.8
Uses sports courts (n = 1,505)
Yes 538 75.4 257 68.2 232 50.9 < 0.000
No 159 24.6 113 31.8 206 49.1
Uses football pitches (n = 1,237)
Yes 326 59.4 160 49.1 147 36.0 < 0.000
No 208 40.6 145 50.9 251 64.0

*Tendency from chi-square test.