Barriers, facilitators, and opportunities to promote healthy weight behaviors among preschool-aged children in two rural U.S communities

Table 3 Results from assessments of physical activity resources in two rural communities using the PARA tool

	Overall	Indiana	North Carolina
	(n = 50 resources)	(n = 26 resources)	(n = 24 resources)
	n (%)	n (%)	n (%)
Type of physical activity resource
Park or trail	9 (18)	5 (19)	4 (17)
Sports facility	5 (10)	5 (19)	0 (0)
School playground	18 (36)	8 (31)	10 (42)
Combination of the above resources	18 (36)	8 (31)	10 (42)
	median (IQR)	median (IQR)	median (IQR)
Features score of physical activity resources audited^a(range: 0–39)	12 (11.5)	16 (6)	10 (6)
Amenities score of physical activity resources audited^a(range: 0–36)	15 (10.5)	17.5 (8.8)	9.5 (9)
Incivilities score of physical activity resources audited^a(range: 0–36)	2 (3.5)	2 (3)	2 (3)
Total PARA Score^b(range: 0–75)	21.5 (15.5)	30 (19.5)	17.5 (7.3)

Abbreviations: PARA represents physical activity resource assessment tool, IQR represents interquartile range
^aFeatures, amenities, and incivilities received scores ranging from 0–3 (0 = not present; 1 = poor; 2 = mediocre; and 3 = good)
^bTotal PARA score = Features + Amenities – Incivilities

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