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Table 3 Reliability statistics for physical activity equipment separated by categories; Mean (SD) for participant data at Time 1 and Time 2, Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and 95% Confidence Intervals (95% CI) or Mantel-Hanzel Chi Square test

From: Validity and reliability of a home environment inventory for physical activity and media equipment

 

Time 1

Time 2

T1 vs T2

Item Category

n

mean (SD)

n

mean (SD)

ICC (95% CI)

Sports Equipment

     

   # of Items

23

34.6 (36.50)

23

33.5 (38.6)

0.96 (0.90 – 0.98)

   Accessibility

     

Away and difficult to get to

 

14.2

 

8.6

M-H χ2 = 64.2, p < 0.01

Away and easy to get to

 

25.2

 

27.7

 

In view and difficult to get to

 

3.5

 

5.1

 

In view and easy to get to

 

57.1

 

58.6

 

Fitness Equipment

     

   # of items

21

7.0 (4.69)

21

7.3 (5.93)

0.95 (0.88 – 0.98)

   Accessibility

     

Away and difficult to get to

 

6.6

 

2.2

M-H χ2 = 5.63, p = 0.02

Away and easy to get to

 

28.6

 

31.1

 

In view and difficult to get to

 

3.3

 

2.2

 

In view and easy to get to

 

61.5

 

64.4

 

Transportation Equipment

     

   # of items

23

7.3 (4.58)

22

7.8 (5.42)

0.88 (0.74 – 0.94)

   Accessibility

     

Away and difficult to get to

 

2.9

 

0.0

M-H χ2 = 20.4, p < 0.01

Away and easy to get to

 

25.7

 

28.2

 

In view and difficult to get to

 

4.3

 

2.8

 

In view and easy to get to

 

67.1

 

69.0

 

Water Sports Equipment

     

   # of items

15

5.5 (6.09)

15

5.8 (9.01)

0.99 (0.97 – 1.00)

   Accessibility

     

Away and difficult to get to

 

12.5

 

7.7

M-H χ2 = 0.02, p = 0.87

Away and easy to get to

 

45.8

 

26.9

 

In view and difficult to get to

 

4.2

 

3.9

 

In view and easy to get to

 

37.5

 

61.6

 

Outdoor/Yard Equipment

     

   # of items

20

12.5 (9.90)

20

13.5 (9.46)

0.87 (0.70 – 0.95)

   Accessibility

     

Away and difficult to get to

 

13.7

 

6.1

M-H χ2 = 8.3, p < 0.01

Away and easy to get to

 

9.2

 

20.6

 

In view and difficult to get to

 

4.6

 

2.3

 

In view and easy to get to

 

72.5

 

71.0