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Table 3 Trends in leisure-time physical activity in deprived target districts versus various control groups

From: The impact of area-based initiatives on physical activity trends in deprived areas; a quasi-experimental evaluation of the Dutch District Approach

 

Trend in walking/cycling/sportsa(regression coefficient β (95% confidence interval))

Period

Pre intervention

Intervention

Intervention versus pre intervention

District type

   

Leisure-time walking

   

Deprived target districts

−0.04 (−0.08 – 0.00)

0.11 (0.03 – 0.18)*

0.14 (0.04 – 0.25)*

Rest of the Netherlands

−0.00 (−0.01 – 0.00)

0.02 (0.01 – 0.03)*

0.02 (0.00 – 0.04)*

Deprived target districts versus rest of the Netherlands

 

0.12 (0.02 – 0.23)*

Other deprived districts

−0.01 (−0.04 – 0.01)

0.02 (−0.02 – 0.06)

0.04 (−0.02 – 0.10)

Deprived target districts versus other deprived districts

0.11 (−0.01 – 0.23)

Other deprived districts, same city

−0.02 (−0.05 – 0.01)

0.04 (−0.01 – 0.10)

0.06 (−0.02 – 0.14)

Deprived target districts versus other deprived districts, same city

0.09 (−0.04 – 0.22)

Leisure-time cycling

   

Deprived target districts

0.05 (0.01 – 0.09)*

−0.00 (−0.07 – 0.07)

−0.05 (−0.15 – 0.05)

Rest of the Netherlands

0.01 (−0.00 – 0.01)

0.03 (0.01 – 0.04)*

0.02 (0.00 – 0.04)*

Deprived target districts versus rest of the Netherlands

 

−0.07 (−0.17 – 0.03)

Other deprived districts

0.01 (−0.02 – 0.03)

0.05 (0.01 – 0.09)*

0.04 (−0.02 – 0.10)

Deprived target districts versus other deprived districts

−0.10 (−0.22 – 0.02)

Other deprived districts, same city

0.01 (−0.02 – 0.05)

0.03 (−0.02 – 0.08)

0.02 (−0.06 – 0.09)

Deprived target districts versus other deprived districts, same city

−0.08 (−0.21 – 0.04)

Sports

   

Deprived target districts

0.02 (−0.02 – 0.06)

−0.04 (−0.12 – 0.03)

−0.06 (−0.17 – 0.04)

Rest of the Netherlands

0.00 (−0.00 – 0.01)

−0.01 (−0.02 – 0.00)

−0.01 (−0.03 – 0.01)

Deprived target districts versus rest of the Netherlands

 

−0.05 (−0.16 – 0.06)

Other deprived districts

0.00 (−0.02 – 0.03)

0.01 (−0.04 – 0.05)

0.00 (−0.06 – 0.07)

Deprived target districts versus other deprived districts

−0.05 (−0.18 – 0.07)

Other deprived districts, same city

−0.01 (−0.04 – 0.03)

−0.01 (−0.07 – 0.04)

−0.00 (−0.09 – 0.08)

Deprived target districts versus other deprived districts, same city

−0.05 (−0.18 – 0.08)

  1. *P ≤ 0.05.
  2. aTrend represents the half yearly change in ln (odds), adjusted for age, gender, household composition, ethnicity, education, and income.