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Table 4 Adjusted 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 = 21,309) Adjusted 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

Step 1a

Step 2b

Step 1a

Step 2b

Step 1a

Step 2b

Step 1a

Step 2b

Total green space 800 m

        

 ≤13% (ref.)

NI

NI

1

1

1

1

1

1

 13.1–29.9%

  

1.15 (1.06–1.24)**

1.14 (1.05–1.23)**

1.02 (0.93–1.11)

1.02 (0.94–1.12)

0.87 (0.75–0.96)**

0.85 (0.76–0.95)**

 30.0–49.9%

  

1.17 (1.08–1.26)**

1.15 (1.06–1.24)**

0.96 (0.88–1.04)

0.98 (0.90–1.07)

0.91 (0.82–1.02)

0.95 (0.85–1.07)

 ≥50.0%

  

1.27 (1.17–1.37)**

1.23 (1.13–1.33)**

0.89 (0.82–0.97)**

0.93 (0.85–1.02)

0.71 (0.64–0.79)**

0.83 (0.74–0.93)**

 P for trend

  

< 0.001

0.002

0.164

0.813

< 0.001

0.001

Park within 800 m

 No (ref.)

1

1

NI

NI

1

1

NI

NI

 Yes

1.02 (0.95–1.11)

1.12 (1.03–1.22)**

  

1.06 (0.97–1.15)

1.00 (0.91–1.09)

  

Park within 5000 m

        

 No (ref.)

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

1

1

1

 Yes

    

1.09 (1.02–1.16)**

1.01 (0.94–1.09)

1.53 (1.42–1.65)**

1.21 (1.10–1.34)**

Facilities/amenities 800 m

        

 0 (ref.)

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

1

1

1

 1

    

1.17 (1.08–1.27)**

1.13 (1.04–1.22)**

1.33 (1.20–1.47)**

1.08 (0.97–1.20)

 2–3

    

1.13 (1.05–1.23)**

1.09 (0.99–1.19)

1.43 (1.29–1.58)**

1.12 (1.00–1.26)

 ≥4

    

1.13 (1.03–1.25)**

1.08 (0.97–1.20)

1.19 (1.06–1.34)**

0.94 (0.82–1.07)

 P for trend

    

0.009

0.205

0.214

0.005

Facilities/amenities 5000 m

        

 ≤5 (ref.)

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

NE

1

NE

 6–14

    

0.99 (0.91–1.08)

 

1.41 (1.27–1.57)**

 

 15–29

    

1.08 (0.99–1.18)

 

1.60 (1.43–1.78)**

 

 ≥30

    

1.17 (1.07–1.27)**

 

1.49 (1.34–1.65)**

 

 P for trend

    

0.003

 

0.500

 

Playgrounds/sports fields 800 m

 ≤1 (ref.)

1

NE

1

NE

1

NE

1

NE

 2–5

0.84 (0.76–0.93)**

 

0.84 (0.76–0.93)**

 

1.15 (1.04–1.27)**

 

2.78 (2.46–3.14)**

 

 6–10

0.90 (0.81–1.00)

 

0.89 (0.80–0.98)*

 

1.17 (1.05–1.30)**

 

2.91 (2.56–3.29)**

 

 ≥11

0.80 (0.73–0.86)**

 

0.78 (0.72–0.85)**

 

1.29 (1.17–1.41)**

 

2.94 (2.67–3.24)**

 

 P for trend

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

Playgrounds/sports fields 5000 m

        

 ≤35 (ref.)

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

NE

1

NE

 36–119

    

0.93 (0.86–1.02)

 

1.76 (1.59–1.95)**

 

 120–419

    

1.09 (0.99–1.19)

 

1.84 (1.66–2.04)**

 

 ≥420

    

1.17 (1.07–1.28)**

 

1.76 (1.58–1.95)**

 

 P for trend

    

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

School within 800 m

 No

1

1

NI

NI

1

1

1

1

 Yes

0.89 (0.83–0.95)**

0.94 (0.88–1.01)

  

1.12 (1.05–1.20)**

1.08 (1.01–1.16)*

1.19 (1.10–1.30)**

0.99 (0.91–1.09)

School within 5000 m

        

 No

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

1

1

1

 Yes

    

1.17 (1.09–1.26)**

1.11 (1.03–1.21)*

1.63 (1.49–1.77)**

1.19 (1.08–1.32)**

Population density 800 m

        

 ≤200 (ref.)

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

1

 201–799

    

1.05 (0.97–1.15)

 

2.28 (2.05–2.54)**

 

 800–1649

    

1.20 (1.10–1.30)**

 

2.25 (2.03–2.50)**

 

 ≥1650

    

1.17 (1.07–1.27)**

 

1.80 (1.62–1.99)**

 

 P for trend

    

0.413

 

0.027

 
  1. Note: OR, odds ratio; PA, physical activity; NI, not included due to non-significance in bivariate models; NE, not estimated due to multicollinearity. *p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01
  2. aAdjusted for sex, participation in after-school care, mother’s age and level of education
  3. bAdditional adjustment for population density