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Table 4 Associations between the parental perceived physical environment and children’s physical activity in their 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 = 504)b

 

β ± SE

n

95%CI

OR

β ± SE

95%CI

OR

Land use mix diversity

0.046 ± 0.103

515

0.86; 1.28

1.05

   

Residential density

0.097 ± 0.157

472

0.81; 1.50

1.10

   

Street connectivity

−0.706 ± 0.172

519

0.35; 0.69

0.49

−0.736 ± 0.193

0.33; 0.70

0.47

Land use mix accessibility

0.516 ± 0.133

521

1.29; 2.17

1.68

0.533 ± 0.159

1.25; 2.33

1.70

Walk/cycle facilities

−0.082 ± 0.146

520

0.69; 1.23

0.92

   

Aesthetics

0.283 ± 0.146

520

1.00; 1.77

1.33

   

Traffic safety

0.667 ± 0.162

518

1.42; 2.67

1.95

0.104 ± 0.211

0.73; 1.68

1.11

Crime safety

0.856 ± 0.156

518

1.73; 3.20

2.35

0.631 ± 0.193

1.29; 2.74

1.88

Recreation facilities

0.282 ± 0.115

509

1.06; 1.66

1.33

0.088 ± 0.128

0.85; 1.43

1.09

Having a garden (ref = no)

0.160 ± 0.258

521

0.71; 1.95

1.17

   
  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 neighborhood physical activity in the bivariate analyses