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Table 3 Association between perceived walkability and physical activity – ELSA-Brasil, 2008–2010

From: Association between perceived neighbourhood characteristics, physical activity and diet quality: results of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

Variables

Leisure-time physical activity

Transport-related physical activity

<150

> = 150

<150

> = 150

OR

CI(95 %)

OR

CI(95 %)

OR

CI(95 %)

OR

CI(95 %)

Model 1

 Walkability (better)

1.57

1.44 – 1.71

1.98

1.84 – 2.14

1.02

0.94 – 1.11

1.03

0.95 – 1.12

Model 2: Model 1 + age

 Walkability (better)

1.56

1.43 – 1.70

1.97

1.83 – 2.12

1.01

0.93 – 1.10

1.02

0.94 – 1.11

  Age

1.01

1.00 – 1.01

1.02

1.01 – 1.02

1.01

1.00 – 1.01

1.02

1.01 – 1.02

Model 3: Model 2 + gender

 Walkability (better)

1.56

1.43 – 1.70

1.97

1.82 – 2.12

1.01

0.93 – 1.10

1.01

0.93 – 1.10

  Age

1.01

1.00 – 1.01

1.02

1.01 – 1.02

1.01

1.00 – 1.01

1.02

1.01 – 1.02

  Gender (male)

1.46

1.34 – 1.59

1.65

1.53 – 1.77

1.12

1.04 – 1.22

1.27

1.17 – 1.38

Model 4: Model 3 + education

 Walkability (better)

1.42

1.30 – 1.55

1.73

1.60 – 1.87

1.07

0.99 – 1.17

1.17

1.08 – 1.28

  Age

1.01

1.01 – 1.02

1.02

1.02 – 1.02

1.01

1.00 – 1.01

1.02

1.01 – 1.02

  Gender (male)

1.51

1.39 – 1.65

1.75

1.62 – 1.90

1.11

1.02 – 1.20

1.27

1.16 – 1.38

  Education (Elementary complete)

1.21

0.96 – 1.54

1.39

1.11 – 1.74

0.94

0.73 – 1.22

0.91

0.70 – 1.18

  (Secondary complete)

1.31

1.08 – 1.59

1.83

1.52 – 2.20

0.79

0.64 – 0.98

0.94

0.76 – 1.16

  (University graduate)

2.59

2.14 – 3.15

4.37

3.64 – 5.24

0.57

0.47 – 0.70

0.36

0.29 – 0.44

  (Postgraduate)

1.78

1.44 – 2.20

2.89

2.37 – 3.51

0.64

0.51 – 0.80

0.56

0.45 – 0.70

Model 5: Model 4 + income

 Walkability (better)

1.40

1.28 – 1.52

1.69

1.57 – 1.83

1.08

0.99 – 1.17

1.19

1.09 – 1.30

  Age

1.01

1.00 – 1.01

1.01

1.01 – 1.02

1.01

1.00 – 1.01

1.02

1.02 – 1.03

  Gender (male)

1.53

1.41 – 1.68

1.80

1.66 – 1.94

1.10

1.01 – 1.20

1.25

1.15 – 1.36

  Education (Elementary complete)

1.18

0.93 – 1.50

1.34

1.07 – 1.67

0.95

0.74 – 1.23

0.93

0.72 – 1.20

  (Secondary complete)

1.22

1.01 – 1.48

1.65

1.37 – 1.98

0.81

0.66 – 1.00

0.99

0.80 – 1.22

  (University graduate)

1.98

1.61 – 2.44

2.98

2.46 – 3.62

0.63

0.51 – 0.78

0.44

0.35 – 0.55

  (Postgraduate)

1.51

1.22 – 1.87

2.28

1.86 – 2.79

0.68

0.54 – 0.85

0.64

0.51 – 0.80

  Per capita income z-score

1.22

1.15 – 1.29

1.32

1.25 – 1.38

0.94

0.90 – 0.99

0.87

0.83 – 0.92

  1. Reference category = no physical activity
  2. Bold data are statistically significative