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Table 5 Change in log- waist circumference for one SD increase in neighbourhood exposures (n = 1801)

From: Neighbourhood built environment associations with body size in adults: mediating effects of activity and sedentariness in a cross-sectional study of New Zealand adults

Model

Neighbourhood exposure

Coefficient

(SE)

Indirect effect

p-value

Percentage of total effect explained

1 Adjusted for demographics, individual-level socioeconomic factors, neighbourhood-level deprivation, and neighbourhood preference

Dwelling density

−0.019921

0.006521

 

0.004*

 

Street connectivity

−0.0177428

0.0066846

 

0.01*

 

Land use mix

−0.0020776

0.0067994

 

0.76

 

NDAI

−0.0231200

0.0059381

 

<0.001*

 

Streetscape (SPACES)

−0.0108457

0.0060160

 

0.08

 

2 Plus including physical activity (log of accelerometer counts per hour)

Dwelling density

−0.017381

0.006388

−0.00248

<0.001*

12.3

Street connectivity

−0.0151079

0.0065353

−0.00254

<0.001*

14.3

Land use mix

−0.001062

0.006512

−0.000962

0.18

6.6

NDAI

−0.0206553

0.0058506

−0.00242

<0.001*

10.4

Streetscape (SPACES)

−0.0096708

0.0057933

−0.001126

0.08

9.6

3 Model 1 plus including percentage time spent sedentary

Dwelling density

−0.0191994

0.0063932

−0.000735

0.23

3.6

Street connectivity

−0.0169189

0.0065567

−0.000822

0.17

4.5

Land use mix

−0.0018313

0.0066369

−0.000214

0.71

1.9

NDAI

−0.0223459

0.0058315

−0.000824

0.16

3.4

Streetscape (SPACES)

−0.0102434

0.0058882

−0.000600

0.27

5.0

  1. Note: BMI body mass index, n number, CI confidence interval, NDAI Neighbourhood Destination Accessibility Index, SD standard deviation, SPACES Systematic Pedestrian and Cycling Environment Scan
  2. *Significant at p < 0.05