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Table 4 Logistic regression: odds of 5+ days per week of parent-reported overall child activity as explained by parent-reported demographics and neighborhood environment

From: Children’s physical activity and parents’ perception of the neighborhood environment: neighborhood impact on kids study

 

Univariate model

 

Full model

 

Final model

 

OR

P

OR

P

OR [95% CI]

P

Demographics (reference category)

      

Child Race (White)

0.94

.76

.98

.94

  

Child Age

0.88

.01

.89

.02

0.88 [0.80 – 0.98]

.02

Child Sex (M)

0.60

.001

.54

<.01

0.57 [0.41 – 0.77]

<.01

Hispanic (N)

0.76

.19

.83

.43

0.83 [0.53 – 1.28]

.40

Child’s BMI percentile

0.99

.69

1.00

.40

  

Household income < $50,000 (N)

0.81

.33

.93

.80

0.83 [0.50 – 1.38]

.47

Household income $50-100,000 (N)

0.83

.22

.86

.40

0.83 [0.59 – 1.17]

.28

Neighborhood environment

      

Physical activity environment (GIS)

1.14

.39

1.11

.56

1.04 [0.75 – 1.44]

.81

Safety against crime

1.05

.65

.84

.23

  

Street connectivity

1.00

.99

1.02

.85

  

Neighborhood aesthetics

1.33

.01

1.21

.16

  

Traffic safety

1.49

.01

1.48

.05

1.31 [ 0.96 – 1.80]

.09

Walk/cycle facilities

0.98

.82

.89

.28

  

Proximity to stores

1.08

.32

.90

.41

  

Proximity to play areas

1.33

.002

1.46

.01

1.29 [1.05 – 1.60]

.02

Barriers to walking/cycling: logistics

0.81

.14

.96

.83

  

Barriers to walking/cycling: route

0.85

.85

1.22

.26

  

Barriers to activity: perceived lack of appropriate play areas

0.79

.04

1.00

.99

  

Barriers to activity: crime

0.82

.06

.89

.39

  

Constant

  

.78

.82

0.99

.98

  1. Percent of cases correctly classified with this model: 58.5.
  2. OR Odds Ratio.
  3. GIS Geographic Information Systems data. Note: For ease of discussion in the text, the reciprocal of the odds ratio (1/OR) is sometimes reported.
  4. (N = 675).