Physical environmental characteristics and individual interests as correlates of physical activity in Norwegian secondary schools: The health behaviour in school-aged children study

Table 3 Adjusted^a Odds Ratios (OR) from logistic regression models predicting daily participation in recess physical activity

Available facilities^#	OR	95% CI		Z
Environment index	4.49*	1.93	10.44	3.48
Open field space with no marking	4.31*	1.65	11.28	2.98
Outdoor obstacle course or activity trail	1.78*	1.32	2.4	3.76
Playground equipment	1.73*	1.24	2.42	3.21
Room with cardio and weightlifting equipment	1.58*	1.18	2.1	3.10
Wooded areas	1.35	0.94	1.95	1.62
Ice-skating areas	1.29	0.91	1.83	1.45
Climbing walls	1.25	0.9	1.74	1.32
Swimming facilities	1.17	0.84	1.63	0.94
Water (sea, river, lake),	1.07	0.75	1.52	0.38
Areas for boarding/skating	1	0.72	1.38	-0.01
Ski track	1	0.72	1.38	-0.02
Soccer fields	0.9	0.76	1.07	-1.17
Areas with improvements for other ball activities	0.79	0.58	1.09	-1.41
Fenced courtyard for ball games	0.74	0.49	1.11	-1.44

^aAdjusted for SES, sex and individual interests in school physical activity.
^# Analyses were not conducted for 'gym or sports hall' and 'green fields, parks or nature reserve' because there were no variance in these variables on the student level.
* p < 0.01.
CI, confidence interval.

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