Active Early: one-year policy intervention to increase physical activity among early care and education programs in Wisconsin

LaRowe, Tara L.; Tomayko, Emily J.; Meinen, Amy M.; Hoiting, Jill; Saxler, Courtney; Cullen, Bridget

doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3198-3

Table 3 Total Physical Activity Environment and Policy Assessment Observation (PA-EPAO) scores and sub-scales by all centers combined (n = 20) and by high (n = 10) and low (n = 10) scoring centers at baseline

From: Active Early: one-year policy intervention to increase physical activity among early care and education programs in Wisconsin

EPAO component	Baseline	6-month	12-month	Difference score	p-value*
Total PA-EPAO	10.8 ± 1.9	15.5 ± 2.8	17.8 ± 2.0	7.0 ± 2.1	<0.01
High scoring centers	12.3 ± 0.9	16.4 ± 2.0	18.5 ± 0.8	6.2 ± 1.4	0.76
Low scoring centers	9.3 ± 1.3	14.5 ± 3.2	17.0 ± 2.6	7.7 ± 2.5	0.76
PA sub-scales:
Active opportunities	13.9 ± 3.3	17.2 ± 4.2	17.8 ± 3.5	3.9 ± 5.3	<0.01
High scoring centers	14.3 ± 3.9	18.7 ± 2.3	18.7 ± 2.3	4.4 ± 5.2	0.37
Low scoring centers	13.4 ± 2.9	15.8 ± 5.3	17.0 ± 4.3	3.4 ± 5.7	0.37
Sedentary opportunities	10.5 ± 3.3	13.6 ± 3.4	18.7 ± 3.5	8.21 ± 3.5	<0.01
High scoring centers	10.9 ± 3.2	13.3 ± 0.0	19.3 ± 2.1	8.4 ± 2.8	0.18
Low scoring centers	9.9 ± 3.5	13.9 ± 4.9	18.0 ± 4.5	8.1 ± 3.5	0.18
Sedentary environment	10.3 ± 5.9	14.3 ± 5.4	14.9 ± 4.8	4.7 ± 7.2	<0.01
High scoring centers	13.9 ± 3.8	15.9 ± 4.7	14.7 ± 5.3	0.7 ± 6.6	<0.01
Low scoring centers	6.6 ± 5.4	12.6 ± 5.8	15.3 ± 4.5	8.7 ± 5.5	<0.01
Portable play equipment	16.7 ± 3.3	18.3 ± 2.9	19.7 ± 1.3	3.0 ± 3.3	<0.01
High scoring centers	18.6 ± 2.4	18.9 ± 2.8	20.0 ± 0.0	1.4 ± 2.4	0.46
Low scoring centers	14.8 ± 2.9	17.7 ± 2.9	19.4 ± 1.8	4.6 ± 3.4	0.46
Fixed play equipment	14.7 ± 4.1	17.9 ± 3.0	18.5 ± 2.2	3.8 ± 3.5	<0.001
High scoring centers	15.9 ± 3.5	18.1 ± 3.1	18.7 ± 1.7	2.7 ± 3.3	0.55
Low scoring centers	13.4 ± 4.4	17.8 ± 3.0	18.3 ± 2.6	4.8 ± 3.7	0.55
Staff behaviors	16.0 ± 3.9	18.0 ± 4.4	19.4 ± 1.9	3.4 ± 3.7	<0.01
High scoring centers	17.6 ± 2.8	19.2 ± 1.7	20.0 ± 0.0	2.4 ± 4.4	0.33
Low scoring centers	14.4 ± 4.3	16.8 ± 5.9	18.8 ± 2.7	4.4 ± 4.4	0.33
PA training & education	2.4 ± 3.8	14.6 ± 5.8	14.5 ± 6.5	12.2 ± 6.4	<0.01
High scoring centers	3.2 ± 4.7	16.3 ± 5.4	17.5 ± 3.5	14.3 ± 6.2	0.08
Low scoring centers	1.5 ± 2.4	13.0 ± 5.9	11.5 ± 7.5	10.0 ± 6.2	0.08
PA policy	2.0 ± 4.1	9.6 ± 8.2	18.6 ± 4.6	16.6 ± 5.7	<0.01
High scoring centers	4.0 ± 5.2	11.0 ± 7.5	19.2 ± 1.9	15.2 ± 4.8	<0.71
Low scoring centers	0.0 ± 0.0	8.2 ± 9.0	18.0 ± 6.3	18.0 ± 6.3	<0.71

Data represent the mean ± standard deviation for each score. Significance was set at 0.05. PA-EPAO physical activity environment and policy assessment observation, PA physical activity
*p-values for each PA-EPAO sub-category (listed in bold) represent significant test for differences between baseline and 12-months calculated by t-test; p-values associated with high- (PA-EPAO ≥ 11.2) and low- (PA-EPAO < 11.2) scoring centers at baseline under each sub-category represent test of mean differences between those two groups by general linear modeling using Tukey’s adjustment for multiple comparisons

Back to article page

ISSN: 1471-2458

Contact us

Submission enquiries: bmcpublichealth@biomedcentral.com
General enquiries: ORSupport@springernature.com

BMC Public Health

Contact us