A positive neighborhood walkability is associated with a higher magnitude of leisure walking in adults upon COVID-19 restrictions: a longitudinal cohort study

Table 2 Stratified analyses results for the multivariable linear regression for the relationship between the change in leisure walking time from pre-COVID-19 to COVID-19 restrictions and the WI. The effect estimates (Beta’s) for the COVID-19 related increase in leisure walking time were presented, denoting effect estimate with a 10% higher WI for the 500m and 1650m Euclidian buffer range and 95% confidence interval

Stratum	Not walking during pre-COVID-19	Walking during pre-COVID-19
Number of participants	6,328	12,213
Increase in leisure walking minutes/week
Mean ± SD	208 ± 271	85 ± 292
Median	120	60
Effect estimates when using the WI of 500m buffer GIS data	11.5***(5.6;17.4)	5.4*(0.9;9.9)
Effect estimates when using the WI of 1650m buffer GIS data	9.0***(4.4;13.6)	4.2*(0.7;7.6)

Only fully-adjusted linear multivariable regression models were presented. Demographic factors included age, gender, BMI, education, net income, occupation status, household composition (both living with children < 18 yrs and/or living alone) and seasonality. significance level: ***: P < 0.001, **: P < 0.01, *: P < 0.05

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