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Table 3 Crude associations between environmental characteristics and activity participation in all 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

 

All children (n = 21,146) Crude OR (95% CI)

≥ 5 h/week leisure-time PA (summer)

≥ 5 h/week leisure-time PA (winter)

Organized activities ≥2 days/week

Friends and peers ≥2 days/week

Total green space 800 m

 ≤13% (ref.)

1

1

1

1

 13.1–29.9%

1.03 (0.96–1.12)

1.14 (1.06–1.23)**

1.02 (0.93–1.11)

0.86 (0.78–0.96)**

 30.0–49.9%

1.05 (0.99–1.16)

1.13 (1.05–1.22)**

0.93 (0.86–1.02)

0.93 (0.83–1.03)

 ≥50.0%

1.08 (0.99–1.16)

1.20 (1.11–1.29)**

0.85 (0.78–0.93)**

0.73 (0.66–0.81)**

 P for trend

0.114

0.001

0.019

< 0.001

Park within 800 m

 No (ref.)

1

1

1

1

 Yes

1.09 (1.01–1.17)*

1.05 (0.98–1.13)

1.13 (1.04–1.22)**

1.06 (0.95–1.16)

Park within 5000 m

 No (ref.)

1

1

1

1

 Yes

0.98 (0.93–1.04)

1.04 (0.98–1.10)

1.19 (1.12–1.26)**

1.42 (1.31–1.53)**

Facilities/amenities 800 m

 0 (ref.)

1

1

1

1

 1

0.94 (0.87–1.01)

1.01 (0.94–1.08)

1.20 (1.11–1.30)**

1.30 (1.17–1.43)**

 2–3

0.98 (0.91–1.06)

0.99 (0.93–1.07)

1.19 (1.10–1.29)**

1.37 (1.24–1.52)**

 ≥4

0.94 (0.86–1.02)

0.99 (0.92–1.09)

1.25 (1.13–1.37)**

1.13 (1.01–1.27)*

 P for trend

0.349

0.411

< 0.001

0.593

Facilities/amenities 5000 m

 ≤5 (ref.)

1

1

1

1

 6–14

1.07 (0.99–1.16)

1.05 (0.97–1.13)

1.04 (0.96–1.13)

1.35 (1.22–1.49)**

 15–29

1.01 (0.93–1.09)

1.02 (0.95–1.11)

1.16 (1.06–1.26)**

1.49 (1.34–1.65)**

 ≥30

0.99 (0.91–1.06)

1.07 (0.99–1.15)

1.34 (1.23–1.46)**

1.32 (1.20–1.45)**

 P for trend

0.719

0.004

< 0.001

0.329

Playgrounds/sports fields 800 m

 ≤1 (ref.)

1

1

1

1

 2–5

0.87 (0.79–0.96)**

0.88 (0.80–0.97)**

1.16 (1.05–1.28)**

2.66 (2.35–3.00)**

 6–10

0.96 (0.86–1.05)

0.96 (0.88–1.06)

1.24 (1.12–1.37)**

2.71 (2.39–3.06)**

 ≥11

0.90 (0.83–0.97)*

0.92 (0.85–0.99)*

1.42 (1.31–1.55)**

2.58 (2.35–2.84)**

 P for trend

0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Playgrounds/sports fields 5000 m

 ≤35 (ref.)

1

1

1

1

 36–119

0.99 (0.91–1.07)

0.98 (0.91–1.06)

0.98 (0.90–1.06)

1.68 (1.51–1.86)**

 120–419

0.98 (0.90–1.06)

0.95 (0.88–1.03)

1.19 (1.09–1.29)**

1.69 (1.52–1.87)**

 ≥420

0.96 (0.88–1.04)

1.02 (0.95–1.10)

1.36 (1.25–1.47)**

1.51 (1.36–1.65)**

 P for trend

0.079

0.953

<0.001

<0.001

School within 800 m

 No

1

1

1

1

 Yes

0.94 (0.88–0.99)*

1.00 (0.94–1.06)

1.19 (1.11–1.28)**

1.16 (1.07–1.26)**

School within 5000 m

 No

1

1

1

1

 Yes

0.94 (0.88–1.01)

0.98 (0.92–1.05)

1.27 (1.19–1.37)**

1.51 (1.39–1.64)**

Population density 800 m

 ≤200 (ref.)

1

1

1

1

 201–799

0.96 (0.88–1.03)

0.95 (0.88–1.03)

1.10 (1.02–1.20)**

2.18 (1.96–2.43)**

 800–1649

0.96 (0.89–1.03)

0.99 (0.92–1.07)

1.30 (1.20–1.41)**

2.07 (1.87–2.30)**

 ≥1650

0.94 (0.87–1.02)

1.03 (0.96–1.11)

1.35 (1.24–1.47)**

1.56 (1.41–1.71)**

 P for trend

0.735

0.041

<0.001

0.514

  1. Note: OR, odds ratio; PA, physical activity. *p < 0.05. **p < 0.01