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Table 6 Adjusted associations between environmental characteristics and activity participation in boys 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

 

Adjusted OR (95% CI) in boys (n = 10,932)

≥ 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

Step1a

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%

  

1.16 (1.04–1.29)*

1.16 (1.03–1.29)*

1.01 (0.90–1.14)

1.03 (0.91–1.16)

0.84 (0.73–0.98)*

0.82 (0.71–0.95)*

 30.0–49.9%

  

1.15 (1.04–1.28)**

1.15 (1.03–1.28)*

0.93 (0.83–1.04)

0.97 (0.86–1.10)

0.89 (0.77–1.03)

0.92 (0.79–1.07)

 ≥50.0%

  

1.26 (1.13–1.40)**

1.25 (1.11–1.40)**

0.87 (0.78–0.98)*

0.95 (0.84–1.08)

0.69 (0.59–0.79)**

0.80 (0.68–0.93)**

 P for trend

  

0.001

0.004

0.237

0.823

<0.001

0.002

Park within 800 m

 No (ref.)

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

1

NI

NI

 Yes

    

1.09 (0.97–1.22)

0.99 (0.87–1.12)

  

Park within 5000 m

        

 No (ref.)

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

1

1

1

 Yes

    

1.18 (1.09–1.29)**

1.07 (0.97–1.19)

1.54 (1.37–1.71)**

1.20 (1.05–1.37)**

Facilities/amenities 800 m

        

 0 (ref.)

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

1

1

1

 1

    

1.17 (1.05–1.31)**

1.11 (0.99–1.24)

1.31 (1.14–1.50)**

1.06 (0.92–1.22)

 2–3

    

1.19 (1.07–1.34)**

1.09 (0.97–1.24)

1.44 (1.25–1.66)**

1.14 (0.97–1.33)

 ≥4

    

1.11 (0.97–1.27)

0.99 (0.86–1.15)

1.21 (1.03–1.42)**

0.96 (0.80–1.15)

 P for trend

    

0.089

0.968

0.503

0.022

Facilities/amenities 5000 m

        

 ≤5 (ref.)

NI

NI

1

NE

1

NE

1

NE

 6–14

  

0.99 (0.90–1.11)

 

1.10 (0.98–1.24)

 

1.44 (1.25–1.65)**

 

 15–29

  

0.99 (0.88–1.10)

 

1.20 (1.06–1.35)**

 

1.82 (1.57–2.11)**

 

 ≥30

  

0.93 (0.83–1.04)

 

1.30 (1.16–1.47)**

 

1.51 (1.31–1.74)**

 

 P for trend

  

0.862

 

0.001

 

0.920

 

Playgrounds/sports fields 800 m

        

 ≤1 (ref.)

1

NE

NI

NE

1

NE

1

NE

 2–5

0.84 (0.73–0.96)*

   

1.24 (1.08–1.43)**

 

2.97 (2.52–3.52)**

 

 6–10

0.92 (0.80–1.06)

   

1.23 (1.06–1.42)**

 

2.98 (2.51–3.54)**

 

 ≥11

0.87 (0.77–0.98)*

   

1.42 (1.26–1.60)**

 

3.09 (2.70–3.52)**

 

 P for trend

<0.001

   

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

Playgrounds/sports fields 5000 m

        

 ≤35 (ref.)

NI

NI

1

NE

1

NE

1

NE

 36–119

  

1.00 (0.89–1.11)

 

0.96 (0.86–1.08)

 

1.65 (1.43–1.90)**

 

 120–419

  

0.89 (0.79–0.99)*

 

1.16 (1.03–1.31)*

 

2.04 (1.77–2.37)**

 

 ≥420

  

0.88 (0.78–0.98)*

 

1.30 (1.15–1.47)**

 

1.68 (1.45–1.94)**

 

 P for trend

  

0.004

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

School within 800 m

 No

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

1

1

1

 Yes

    

1.18 (1.07–1.29)**

1.09 (0.99–1.21)

1.18 (1.06–1.33)**

0.98 (0.86–1.11)

School within 5000 m

        

 No

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

1

1

1

 Yes

    

1.24 (1.13–1.37)**

1.14 (1.02–1.28)*

1.50 (1.33–1.69)**

1.05 (0.92–1.21)

Population density 800 m

 ≤200 (ref.)

NI

1

 

1

1

 201–799

  

0.98 (0.88–1.09)

 

1.11 (0.99–1.25)

 

2.26 (1.94–2.61)**

 

 800–1649

  

0.94 (0.84–1.04)

 

1.27 (1.13–1.52)**

 

2.49 (2.15–2.88)**

 

 ≥1650

  

0.91 (0.82–1.02)

 

1.30 (1.15–1.47)**

 

1.74 (1.52–2.01)**

 

 P for trend

  

0.537

 

0.031

 

0.617

 
  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 participation in after-school care, mother’s age and level of education
  3. bAdditional adjustment for population density