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Table 7 Adjusted associations between environmental characteristics and activity participation in girls 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 girls (n = 10,214)

≥ 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%

  

1.14 (1.02–1.27)*

1.13 (1.01–1.26)*

1.03 (0.91–1.17)

1.02 (0.90–1.16)

0.89 (0.76–1.04)

0.88 (0.75–1.04)

 30.0–49.9%

  

1.19 (1.06–1.33)**

1.15 (1.02–1.29)*

1.00 (0.88–1.13)

0.99 (0.87–1.13)

0.94 (0.80–1.10)

1.00 (0.85–1.18)

 ≥50.0%

  

1.28 (1.15–1.44)**

1.20 (1.07–1.36)**

0.91 (0.81–1.04)

0.92 (0.80–1.05)

0.75 (0.64–0.88)**

0.88 (0.75–1.04)

 P for trend

  

0.005

0.115

0.456

0.604

<0.001

0.108

Park within 800 m

 No (ref.)

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

 Yes

        

Park within 5000 m

        

 No (ref.)

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

1

1

1

 Yes

    

0.99 (0.90–1.09)

0.94 (0.84–1.05)

1.51 (1.35–1.69)**

1.23 (1.07–1.41)**

Facilities/amenities 800 m

        

 0 (ref.)

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

1

1

1

 1

    

1.16 (1.03–1.31)*

1.17 (1.03–1.32)*

1.35 (1.17–1.57)**

1.10 (0.94–1.29)

 2–3

    

1.07 (0.95–1.20)

1.08 (0.95–1.23)

1.41 (1.21–1.64)**

1.11 (0.94–1.31)

 ≥4

    

1.16 (1.01–1.33)*

1.17 (1.01–1.37)*

1.17 (0.99–1.38)

0.91 (0.76–1.10)

 P for trend

    

0.047

0.066

0.270

0.089

Facilities/amenities 5000 m

        

 ≤5 (ref.)

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

NE

1

NE

 6–14

    

0.88 (0.78–1.00)

 

1.38 (1.19–1.61)**

 

 15–29

    

0.96 (0.84–1.09)

 

1.38 (1.18–1.61)**

 

 ≥30

    

1.03 (0.90–1.16)

 

1.47 (1.26–1.71)**

 

 P for trend

    

0.383

 

0.280

 

Playgrounds/sports fields 800 m

        

 ≤1 (ref.)

1

NE

1

NE

1

NE

1

NE

 2–5

0.85 (0.74–0.97)*

 

0.83 (0.72–0.95)**

 

1.04 (0.90–1.21)

 

2.57 (2.15–3.07)**

 

 6–10

0.88 (0.76–1.01)

 

0.85 (0.74–0.98)*

 

1.10 (0.94–1.28)

 

2.82 (2.34–3.39)**

 

 ≥11

0.73 (0.65–0.82)**

 

0.72 (0.64–0.80)**

 

1.15 (1.01–1.31)*

 

2.78 (2.41–3.21)**

 

 P for trend

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

0.061

 

<0.001

 

Playgrounds/sports fields 5000 m

        

 ≤35 (ref.)

NI

NE

1

NE

1

NE

1

NE

 36–119

  

0.84 (0.75–0.94)**

 

0.90 (0.80–1.02)

 

1.89 (1.63–2.21)**

 

 120–419

  

0.77 (0.68–0.86)**

 

1.01 (0.89–1.15)

 

1.63 (1.41–1.90)**

 

 ≥420

  

0.74 (0.66–0.83)**

 

1.04 (0.91–1.18)

 

1.85 (1.58–2.16)**

 

 P for trend

  

<0.001

 

0.289

 

<0.001

 

School within 800 m

 No

NI

NI

NI

NI

1

1

1

1

 Yes

    

1.07 (0.97–1.18)

1.06 (0.95–1.18)

1.21 (1.07–1.37)**

1.01 (0.88–1.16)

School within 5000 m

 No

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Yes

0.81 (0.74–0.90)**

0.91 (0.82–1.02)

0.78 (0.70–0.86)**

0.84 (0.75–0.94)**

1.09 (0.98–1.22)

1.08 (0.96–1.23)

1.79 (1.58–2.03)**

1.38 (1.19–1.59)**

Population density 800 m

 ≤200 (ref.)

1

1

 

1

1

 201–799

0.87 (0.77–0.97)*

 

0.82 (0.74–0.92)**

 

0.99 (0.87–1.11)

 

2.30 (1.97–2.69)**

 

 800–1649

0.79 (0.70–0.88)**

 

0.82 (0.73–0.92)**

 

1.12 (0.98–1.27)

 

2.01 (1.73–2.34)**

 

 ≥1650

0.71 (0.63–0.80)**

 

0.75 (0.67–0.84)**

 

1.03 (0.91–1.18)

 

1.86 (1.60–2.17)**

 

 P for trend

<0.001

 

0.002

 

0.275

 

0.008

 
  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