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Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression analysis for the association between the neighborhood environment and physical activity among adults in Taiwan

From: The perceived neighborhood environment is associated with health-enhancing physical activity among adults: a cross-sectional survey of 13 townships in Taiwan

 

Model 1c

Model 2d

Moderate level PA

High level PA

Moderate level PA

High level PA

ORa (95% CI)b

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Perceived environmental factors

 Access to services and stores

1.63 (0.96–2.78)

2.02 (0.94–4.34)

1.90 (1.07–3.37)*

2.25 (1.01–5.01)*

 Access to recreational facilities

0.86 (0.47–1.56)

1.12 (0.47–2.67)

0.72 (0.38–1.33)

0.90 (0.37–2.20)

 Access to walking infrastructure

1.07 (0.69–1.66)

1.36 (0.77–2.41)

1.08 (0.68–1.70)

1.33 (0.73–2.42)

 Traffic safety

1.78 (1.14–2.76)*

1.57 (0.88–2.80)

1.77 (1.12–2.80)*

1.61 (0.88–2.94)

 Seeing many physically active people

1.21 (0.72–2.04)

1.68 (0.82–3.44)

1.38 (0.80–2.39)

2.40 (1.11–5.23)*

 Aesthetics

1.31 (0.79–2.17)

1.04 (0.53–2.02)

1.28 (0.78–2.16)

0.98 (0.49–1.94)

Demographic data

 Sex

  Male

  

1.28 (0.76–2.16)

1.35 (0.76–2.39)

  Female

  

1

1

 Age (years)

  18–34

  

0.40 (0.19–0.85)*

0.76 (0.27–2.12)

  35–49

  

0.63 (0.32–1.25)

0.91 (0.35–2.37)

  50–64

  

1.12 (0.59–2.12)

1.99 (0.85–4.66)

  ≥ 65

  

1

1

 Education level

  < Junior high school

  

0.40 (019–0.83)*

0.64 (0.26–1.55)

  Senior high school

  

0.81 (0.49–1.35)

0.65 (0.34–1.26)

  > College

  

1

1

 Urbanization

  Urban

  

0.61 (0.37–1.01)

0.71 (0.36–1.37)

  Rural

  

1

1

 AICe

254.9

729.2

 Nagelkerke’s R2

6.5%

11.7%

  1. The reference group is the group with a low level of physical activity
  2. Statistically significant: *P < 0.05
  3. aOR odds ratio
  4. b95% CI 95% confidence interval
  5. cModel 1 is the unadjusted model
  6. dModel 2 is adjusted for sex, age, education level, and urbanization
  7. eAIC Akaike’s information criterion