Feasibility and effectiveness of drop-off spots to promote walking to school

Table 4 Intervention effects on children’s step counts and number of walking trips to and from ¹ school (n = 58)

	Mean total step counts per day (SD)^a	Mean step counts per day before and after¹school hours (SD)^a	Mean walking trips per week₊to and from¹school (SD)^b
Baseline	12168 (3269)	1711 (961)	1 (2)
Intervention	11261 (3252)	2443 (1074)	3 (2)
Χ²	2.0	12.2***	52.9***

***p < 0.001; SD = standard deviation.
^aanalyses were controlled for: sex, age, socio-economic status, school and pedometer wear time.
^banalyses were controlled for: sex, age, socio-economic status and school.
¹not for children from the suburban school (suburban school only organized drop-off spot before school hours).
₊excluding Wednesday.
Χ² = chi square.

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