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Table 2 Distribution of the built environment exposures for 23,043 children from MoBa

From: Neighborhood green spaces, facilities and population density as predictors of activity participation among 8-year-olds: a cross-sectional GIS study based on the Norwegian mother and child cohort study

 

N (%)

 

Built environment exposures

Total (n = 23,043)

Boys (n = 11,826)

Girls (n = 11,176)

P-valuea

Total green and open spaces

   

0.187

 ≤13.0% (ref.)

5593 (24.3)

2866 (24.2)

2717 (24.3)

 

 13.1–29.9%

5664 (24.6)

2846 (24.1)

2811 (25.2)

 

 30–49.9%

5983 (26.0)

3085 (26.1)

2887 (25.8)

 

 ≥50.0%

5803 (25.2)

3029 (25.6)

2761 (24.7)

 

 Missing

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Park within 800 m

   

0.671

 No

19,279 (83.7)

9882 (83.6)

9362 (83.8)

 

 Yes

3764 (16.3)

1944 (16.4)

1814 (16.2)

 

 Missing

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Park within 5000 m

   

0.517

 No

8493 (36.9)

4384 (37.1)

4097 (36.7)

 

 Yes

14,550 (63.1)

7442 (62.9)

7079 (63.3)

 

 Missing

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Number of facilities/amenities 800 m

   

0.325

 0 (ref.)

10,837 (47.0)

5600 (47.4)

5220 (46.7)

 

 1

4687 (20.3)

2429 (20.5)

2253 (20.2)

 

 2–3

4542 (19.7)

2311 (19.5)

2219 (19.9)

 

 ≥4

2977 (12.9)

1486 (12.6)

1484 (13.3)

 

 Missing

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Number of facilities/amenities 5000 m

   

0.689

 ≤5 (ref.)

6007 (26.1)

3096 (26.2)

2901 (26.0)

 

 6–14

5512 (23.9)

2856 (24.2)

2647 (23.7)

 

 15–29

5257 (22.8)

2665 (22.5)

2582 (23.0)

 

 ≥30

6267 (27.2)

3209 (27.1)

3046 (27.3)

 

 Missing

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Number of playgrounds/sports fields 800 m

   

0.355

 ≤1 (ref.)

3666 (15.9)

1928 (16.3)

1733 (15.5)

 

 2–5

4002 (17.4)

2058 (17.4)

1935 (17.3)

 

 6–10

3748 (16.3)

1900 (16.1)

1846 (16.5)

 

 ≥11

11,627 (50.5)

5940 (50.2)

5662 (50.7)

 

 Missing

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Number of playgrounds/sports fields 5000 m

   

0.176

 ≤35 (ref.)

5845 (25.4)

3031 (25.6)

2805 (25.1)

 

 36–119

5654 (24.5)

2839 (24.0)

2806 (25.1)

 

 120–419

5690 (24.7)

2965 (25.1)

2716 (24.3)

 

 ≥420

5854 (25.4)

2991 (25.3)

2846 (25.5)

 

 Missing

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

School within 800 m

   

0.145

 No

16,540 (71.8)

8540 (72.2)

7974 (71.3)

 

 Yes

6503 (28.2)

3286 (27.8)

3202 (28.7)

 

 Missing

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

School within 5000 m

   

0.363

 No

4941 (21.4)

2565 (21.7)

2369 (21.2)

 

 Yes

18,102 (78.6)

9261 (78.3)

8807 (78.8)

 

 Missing

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

Population density

   

0.072

 ≤200 (ref.)

4747 (20.6)

2515 (21.3)

2227 (19.9)

 

 201–799

6679 (29.0)

3397 (28.7)

3271 (29.3)

 

 800–1649

5832 (25.3)

3004 (25.4)

2817 (25.2)

 

 ≥1650

5649 (24.5)

2853 (24.1)

2783 (24.9)

 

 Missing

136 (0.6)

58 (0.5)

78 (0.7)

 
  1. aResults from χ2 comparing boys and girls