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Table 7 Multivariate analysis - logistic regression of variables for walking path use between male and female participants

From: Associations between perceived and observational physical environmental factors and the use of walking paths: a cross-sectional study

 

Total (n = 1388)

Male (n = 680)

Female (n = 708)

 

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Gender

 

0.004

    

 Male (ref)

1.00

     

 Female

1.441 (1.126-1.846)

     

Age

 

0.122

 

0.676

 

0.157

 15 - 29 years (ref)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 30 - 59 years

0.720 (0.350-1.481)

0.371

0.871 (0.301-2.521)

0.799

0.672 (0.242-1.865)

 

 60 - 75 years

1.028 (0.462-2.288)

0.947

1.170 (0.338-4.057)

0.804

1.025 (0.339-3.096)

 

Marital status

 

0.258

 

0.550

 

0.359

 Unmarried/Divorced/Widowed (ref)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Married

1.236 (0.856-1.784)

0.258

1.181 (0.685-2.037)

0.550

1.269 (0.762-2.114)

0.359

Education

 

0.192

 

0.095

 

0.202

 Junior high school (ref)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 High School/technical secondary school

1.008 (0.747-1.360)

0.958

0.634 (0.396-1.016)

0.058

1.383 (0.926-2.065)

0.113

 Junior college

1.115 (0.754-1.648)

0.586

0.912 (0.518-1.606)

0.750

1.227 (0.706-2.131)

0.469

 Bachelors/Masters/Doctorate

0.697 (0.458-1.061)

0.092

0.517 (0.278-0.960)

0.037

0.822 (0.457-1.479)

0.514

Employment

 

0.291

 

0.751

 

0.522

 Employed (ref)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Student

0.930 (0.494-1.754)

0.824

0.886 (0.344-2.282

0.802

0.957 (0.398-2.302)

0.922

 Retired

1.507 (1.033-2.197)

0.033

1.570 (0.788-3.129)

0.200

1.507 (0.945-2.403)

0.085

 Unemployed

1.118 (0.686-1.822)

0.655

1.071 (0.436-2.632)

0.881

1.211 (0.667-2.199)

0.528

 Others

1.251 (0.734-2.131)

0.411

1.254 (0.545-2.884)

0.595

1.303 (0.639-2.657)

0.467

Family income

 

0.057

 

0.015

 

0.807

 <2000RMB (ref)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 2000 - 3999RMB

1.097 (0.833-1.444)

0.510

1.126 (0.738-1.718)

0.581

1.041 (0.720-1.506)

0.829

 >4000RMB

1.628 (1.091-2.427)

0.017

2.391 (1.313-4.355)

0.004

1.203 (0.691-2.096)

0.513

BMI

0.948 (0.915-0.981)

0.002

0.926 (0.880-0.975)

0.003

0.968(0.921-1.016)

0.190

Distance to sport park

 

0.015

 

0.070

 

0.177

 ≤1 km (ref)

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 >1 km

0.703 (0.530-0.933)

0.015

0.669 (0.433-1.034)

0.070

0.770 (0.526-1.125)

0.177

Knowledge of physical activity

1.175 (1.043-1.323)

0.008

1.155 (0.958-1.393)

0.131

1.179 (1.007-1.381)

0.040

Daily sedentary time (min)

1.000 (0.999-1.000)

0.060

1.000 (0.999-1.000)

0.332

1.000 (0.999-1.000)

0.123

Accessibility to services

1.000 (0.957-1.044)

0.988

0.980 (0.914-1.050)

0.568

1.007 (0.952-1.066)

0.799

Roads and Aesthetics

1.044 (1.017-1.072)

0.001

1.078 (1.036-1.123)

0.000

1.015 (0.980-1.052)

0.402

Traffic safety

0.933 (0.887-0.981)

0.007

0.901 (0.838-0.969)

0.005

0.962 (0.895-1.033)

0.283

Crime safety

1.018 (0.973-1.065)

0.447

0.989 (0.922-1.060)

0.747

1.045 (0.982-1.112)

0.168

  1. **p < 0.005, *p < 0.05.