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Table 1 Correlations among self-report and pedometer measures of physical activity and environmental variables.

From: Environmental correlates of physical activity in multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional study

 

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11

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13

14

15

1. IPAQ_MET

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2. IPAQ_WALK

.77‡ (.76‡)

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3. IPAQ_MVPA

.91‡ (.83‡)

.44‡ (.37‡)

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4. Pedometer

.32‡ (.30‡)

.23‡ (.30‡)

.30‡ (.27‡)

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5. Dwelling density

-.11 (-.12)

-.07 (-.07)

-.11 (-.12)

-.05 (-.05)

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6. Access to ammenities

.10 (.06)

.02 (.04)

.13 (.10)

.20‡ (.18†)

.07 (.05)

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7. Access to transit stops

.01 (.01)

-.03 (-.02)

.03 (.01)

.20‡ (.13†)

.13 (.18)

.46‡ (.48‡)

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8. Presence of sidewalks

.05 (.05)

.08 (.08)

.02 (-.01)

.09 (.04)

.15† (.14†)

.23‡ (.19‡)

.35‡ (.35‡)

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9. Presence of bicycle facilities

.05 (.04)

.08 (.01)

.01 (.04)

.06 (.02)

.07 (.06)

.24‡ (.23‡)

.21‡ (.22‡)

.38‡ (.38‡)

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10. Presence of low cost recreation

.03 (.04)

.04 (.07)

.02 (.01)

.16† (.15†)

.03 (.02)

.28‡ (.27‡)

.28‡ (.28‡)

.31‡ (.30‡)

.63‡ (.62‡)

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11. Level of crime

-.05 (-.09)

-.04 (-.03)

-.05 (-.11)

-.04 (-.08)

.26‡ (.25‡)

.19‡ (.21‡)

.21‡ (.21‡)

.11 (.11)

-.01 (-.01)

-.02 (.00)

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12. Presence of heavy traffic

.12 (.11)

.06 (.04)

.13 (.13)

.05 (.03)

.10 (.11)

.14† (.18†)

.21‡ (.21‡)

-.10 (-.09)

-.03 (-.04)

.00 (-.02)

.36‡ (.37‡)

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13. Presence of active others

.01 (.02)

.03 (-.02)

-.01 (.02)

.12 (.10)

.10 (.07)

.20‡ (.18†)

.20‡ (.19‡)

.20‡ (.18†)

.34‡ (.35‡)

.34‡ (.34‡)

-.06 (-.05)

-.13† (-.12)

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14. Aesthetics of neighbourhood

-.06 (-.01)

-.04 (.03)

-.06 (-.03)

-.02 (-.01)

.02 (-.01)

.02 (.03)

.03 (.04)

.07 (.08)

.22‡ (.23‡)

.15† (.16†)

-.19‡ (-.17†)

-.14† (-.16†)

.35‡ (.34‡)

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15. Number of motor vehicles at home

.10 (.07)

.08 (.01)

.09 (.09)

-.07 (.01)

-.25‡ (-.29‡)

-.32‡ (-.33‡)

-.29‡ (-.26‡)

-.23‡ (-.20‡)

-.15† (-.14)

-.14† (-.11)

-.17‡ (-.16†)

-.06 (-.10)

-.04 (-.02)

.01 (-.01)

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  1. †p < .05; ‡p < .005
  2. Note: Values are reported as Pearson correlations, r, first, followed by Spearman correlations, (ρ). Further, numbers 5–14 within the matrix refer to items 1–11 of the IPAQ-Environment module.