Table 2 Baseline characteristics of services included in physical activity outcome analyses by area
Variable | Intervention Area | Comparison Area | P * |
|---|---|---|---|
Services in high socioeconomic area (%, 95% CI) | 41(37, 46) | 68 (62, 73) | <0.01 |
Service geographic locality (%, 95% CI) | Â | Â | Â |
Major city | 37 (32,41) | 67 (62,63) | <0.01 |
Inner regional | 31 (27,25) | 21 (17,26) | <0.01 |
Outer regional | 29 (25,33) | 8 (5,11) | <0.01 |
Remote | 3 (1, 4) | 2 (0, 3) | <0.01 |
Services with children of Aboriginal background (%, 95% CI) | 71 (66,75) | 43 (37,48) | <0.01 |
Number of children enrolled (mean , 95% CI) | 83.6 (78.2, 89.0) | 79.9 (72.6, 87.2) | 0.42 |
Hours open (mean , 95% CI) | 8.7 (8.5, 9.0) | 9.2 (8.9, 9.5) | 0.03 |
Days open (mean , 95% CI) | 4.8 (4.7, 4.9) | 4.9 (4.8, 5.0) | 0.12 |
Tertiary educated staff (mean , 95% CI) | 1.3(1.1, 1.4) | 1.0 (1.1, 1.5) | 0.83 |
Contact staff per day (mean , 95% CI) | 6.0 (5.7, 6.3) | 6.0 (5.6, 6.4) | 0.94 |