A GIS based approach to neighbourhood physical environment and walking among adults in Colombo municipal council area, Sri Lanka

Table 6 Association between neighbourhood physical environment and walking

	Physical environmental attributes	Transportation walking minutes a week		Leisure time walking minutes a week		Total walking minutes a week
	Physical environmental attributes	r	p value	r	P value	r	p value
Density measures (at 200 m buffer)
Residential Density	Housing density per total buffer area	0.33	0.001**	− 0.40	0.499	0.29	0.001**
	Population density per total buffer area	0.33	0.001**	−0.03	0.568	0.29	0.001 **
	Housing density per residential area within buffer	0.40	0.001**	−0.16	0.01 **	0.34	0.001**
	Population density per residential area within buffer	0.39	0.001**	−0.17	0.003*	0.33	0.001**
Land use	Number of buildings within the total buffer area	−0.09	0.12	0.17	0.004*	−0.06	0.35
Land use	Building foot print area within the total buffer area	0.21	0.001**	−0.14	0.02 *	−0.23	0.001**
Access / connectivity	Length of major roads within the total buffer area	−0.43	0.001**	−0.10	- 0.09	−0.43	0.001**
	Length of minor roads within the total buffer area	−0.03	0.58	−0.01	0.98	−0.02	0.75
	Number of intersections within the total buffer area	0.29	0.001**	−0.15	0.02 *	0.25	0.001**
	Number of bus stops within the total buffer area	0.26	0.001**	−0.08	−.16	0.23	0.001**
Distance measures – straight line
Distance to nearest major road		0.20	0.001**	0.19	0.03	0.20	0.001**
Distance to nearest beach		0.14	0.02 *	0.19	0.01 *	0.18	0.001**
Distance to nearest grounds /park		0.02	0.77	−0.15	0.02 *	−0.02	0.74

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