Table 3 Baseline, 6-months and 18-months opportunities for outdoor and indoor-outdoor free play
Measure | Intervention (n = 42) | Control (n = 43) | Multiple imputation analysisa Baseline versus 6-months | Multiple imputation analysisa Baseline versus 18-months | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Baseline mean (SD) | 6-months mean (SD) | 18-months mean (SD) | Baseline mean (SD) | 6-months mean (SD) | 18-months mean (SD) | Relative effect size | Relative effect size | ||
Mean minutes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Mean difference (95% CI) | PÂ value | Mean difference (95% CI) | PÂ value |
Outdoor free play opportunities (average minutes per day across five days) | 227.8 (104.1) | 299.3 (134.2) | 280.6 (107.6) | 206.6 (114.3) | 232.6 (106.3) | 295.0 (127.6) | 61.3 (2.5; 120.1) | 0.041 | -21.9 (-76.6; 32.9) | 0.43 |
Indoor-outdoor free play (average minutes per day across five days) | 78.3 (99.3) | 136.8 (127.8) | 170.3 (141.2) | 75.1 (92.1) | 99.0 (104.4) | 130.5 (166.2) | 59.1 (9.1; 109.1) | 0.021 | 36.5 (-31.5; 104.5) | 0.29 |