Table 3 Changes in EPAO scores and weather from baseline to 3Â month follow-up
|  | Intervention | Control | Intervention–control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline Mean n = 38 | Follow-up Mean n = 31 | Baseline Mean n = 48 | Follow-up Mean n = 41 | Adjusted difference between group (95% CI) | p-value | |
Physical Activity Environment Total Score | 12.30 (2.38) | 12.13 (2.04) | 12.74 (3.07) | 12.78 (2.73) | 0.66 (−4.18–2.86) | 0.68 |
Physical activity environment subscales | ||||||
 Active Opportunities | 12.24 (4.02) | 14.03 (3.96) | 12.92 (2.93) | 12.74 (4.53) | 1.11 (−4.73–6.95) | 0.67 |
 Sedentary Opportunities | 21.17 (3.87) | 19.25 (4.53) | 18.22 (5.06) | 18.86 (4.81) | 0.59 (−4.14–5.32) | 0.78 |
 Sedentary Environment | 13.33 (0.00) | 17.33 (3.65) | 13.33 (9.43) | 9.33 (7.60) | 8.00 (−0.70–26.70) | 0.07 |
 Portable Play Environment | 11.43 (2.86) | 9.71 (3.83) | 12.00 (4.69) | 11.43 (4.52) | −1.71 (−7.82–4.40) | 0.54 |
 Fixed Play Environment | 6.75 (1.90) | 7.00 (3.01) | 8.00 (1.90) | 10.25 (1.85) | −3.25 (−6.90–0.40) | 0.07 |
 Staff Behaviours | 14.42 (3.33) | 11.42 (4.45) | 14.92 (3.52) | 13.02 (2.80) | −1.33 (−4.71–2.06) | 0.39 |
 Physical Activity Training and Education | 11.33 (7.30) | 8.67 (5.58) | 15.33 (7.30) | 16.67 (4.71) | 8.00 (−15.53–0.47) | 0.04 |
 Physical Activity Policy | 4.00 (8.94) | 8.57 (10.69) | 4.00 (8.94) | 4.00 (8.94) | 4.00 (−17.05–9.05) | 0.50 |
Weather | ||||||
 Minimum temperature (degrees Celsius, mean, SD) | 10.33 (3.2) | 17.83 (2.7) | 8.16 (3.5) | 15.32 (2.4) | 1.46 (−1.05–3.97) | 0.22 |
 Maximum temperature (degrees Celsius, mean, SD) | 21.72 (3.1) | 29.95 (4.4) | 23.53 (1.8) | 31.41 (4.9) | 3.20 (0.44–5.96) | 0.03 |
 UV index (mean, SD) | 4.74 (0.9) | 9.82 (0.9) | 5.22 (0.9) | 9.58 (0.6) | −0.47 (−1.33–0.40) | 0.25 |