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Table 2 Associations between the parental perceived physical environment and children’s physical activity in public recreation spaces inside our outside the neighborhood

From: The association between the parental perception of the physical neighborhood environment and children’s location-specific physical activity

 

Bivariate associationsa

Final model (n = 463)b

 

β ± SE

n

95%CI

OR

β ± SE

95%CI

OR

Land use mix diversity

0.155 ± 0.111

515

0.94; 1.45

1.17

   

Residential density

0.407 ± 0.181

473

1.05; 2.14

1.5

0.255 ± 0.184

0.90; 1.85

1.29

Street connectivity

0.019 ± 0.184

518

0.71; 1.46

1.02

   

Land use mix accessibility

0.366 ± 0.139

521

1.10; 1.89

1.44

0.139 ± 0.160

0.84; 1.57

1.15

Walk/cycle facilities

0.550 ± 0.169

520

1.25; 2.41

1.73

0.325 ± 0.192

0.95; 2.02

1.38

Aesthetics

0.067 ± 0.156

520

0.79; 1.45

1.07

   

Traffic safety

0.234 ± 0.163

518

0.92; 1.74

1.26

   

Crime safety

0.190 ± 0.152

518

0.90; 1.63

1.21

   

Recreation facilities

0.525 ± 0.123

508

1.33; 2.15

1.69

0.481 ± 0.139

1.23; 2.12

1.62

Having a garden (ref = no)

0.138 ± 0.290

521

0.65; 2.03

1.15

   
  1. β multilevel bivariate linear regression coefficient, n number of children included in the analytical sample, SE standard error, CI confidence interval
  2. Bold: p < 0.05
  3. aMultilevel logistic regression analyses were controlled for age, sex and family SES
  4. bMultilevel logistic regression analyses were controlled for age, sex and family SES and variables that were significantly related to public recreation spaces physical activity in the bivariate analyses
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