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Table 2 Odds Ratios (OR) for meeting physical activity guidelines through walking outside

From: Older adults’ outdoor walking and the built environment: does income matter?

 

Model A: Continuous Walk Scorea

Model B: Categorical Walk Scorea

 

Unadjusted

Adjustedb

Unadjusted

Adjustedb

 

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

OR (95 % CI)

Street Smart Walk Score (OR for 10-point change)

1.12 (1.04,1.20)

1.17 (1.07,1.27)

-

-

Street Smart Walk Score Categories

    

 Very Car-dependent/car-dependent

-

-

1.00

1.00

 Somewhat walkable

-

-

1.64 (1.08,2.50)

1.83 (1.16,2.88)

 Very walkable

-

-

1.59 (1.05,2.41)

1.95 (1.25,3.07)

 Walker’s paradise

-

-

2.98 (1.55,5.72)

3.57 (1.62,7.87)

Sex

    

 Male

-

1.00

-

1.00

 Female

-

0.87 (0.64,1.17)

-

0.87 (0.64,1.17)

Age

-

0.99 (0.97,1.02)

-

0.99 (0.97,1.02)

Education

    

 Less than secondary

-

1.00

-

1.00

 Secondary/some post-secondary

-

1.65 (1.10,2.48)

-

1.63 (1.08,2.45)

 Post-secondary graduation

-

1.75 (1.20,2.56)

-

1.76 (1.21,2.58)

Country of birth

    

 Canada

-

1.00

-

1.00

 Other

-

1.15 (0.85,1.55)

-

1.17 (0.86,1.57)

Mobility

    

 Level 1c

-

1.00

-

1.00

 Level 2/3d

-

0.30 (0.19,0.47)

-

0.30 (0.19,0.48)

 Level 4/5e

-

0.16 (0.03,0.83)

-

0.16 (0.03,0.86)

Fear of falls

    

 No

-

1.00

-

1.00

 Yes

-

0.81 (0.57,1.14)

-

0.81 (0.57,1.15)

  1. aModels weighted using the Statistics Canada proportional sampling scheme and Balanced Repeated Replication (BRR) applied with 500 bootstrap weight variables
  2. bAdjusted for sex, age, education, country of birth, mobility and fear of falls
  3. cLevel 1 – able to walk around the neighbourhood without difficulty and without walking equipment
  4. dLevel 2 – able to walk around the neighbourhood with difficulty but does not require walking equipment or the help of another person; Level 3 – able to walk around the neighbourhood with walking equipment but without the help of another person
  5. eLevel 4 – able to walk only short distances with walking equipment, and requires a wheelchair to get around the neighbourhood; Level 5 – Unable to walk alone, even with walking equipment. Able to walk short distances with the help of another person and requires wheelchair to get around the neighbourhood