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Table 5 Factors associated with likelihood of walking/cycling home from school using logistic regression modelling

From: Independent mobility, perceptions of the built environment and children's participation in play, active travel and structured exercise and sport: the PEACH Project

 

Boys (n = 631)

 

Girls (n = 639)

 
 

OR

SE

95%CI

P

OR

SE

95%CI

P

 

Likelihood of walking/cycling home from school

Local-IM*

1.41

0.201

1.07-1.87

0.014

1.49

0.251

1.07-2.07

0.018

Area-IM

1.03

0.167

0.75-1.42

0.833

0.91

0.169

0.64-1.31

0.617

Aesthetics

0.93

0.165

0.65-1.31

0.682

1.04

0.162

0.77-1.41

0.798

Nuisance

0.68

0.151

0.44-1.05

0.084

0.61

0.127

0.40-0.91

0.017

Personal safety

0.83

0.208

0.51-1.35

0.462

1.35

0.299

0.88-2.08

0.172

Traffic safety

1.01

0.233

0.64-1.59

0.995

0.72

0.127

0.51-1.01

0.064

Social Norm

0.89

0.190

0.59-1.36

0.462

1.07

0.273

0.65-1.77

0.790

Access(1)

1.87

0.557

1.04-3.36

0.035

1.00

0.281

0.58-1.74

0.989

Access (2)

2.07

0.460

1.34-3.21

0.001

1.43

0.322

0.92-2.23

0.110

Playspace

0.92

0.165

0.65-1.31

0.657

0.86

0.161

0.59-1.24

0.430

Constraint

1.04

0.180

0.74-1.46

0.804

1.22

0.178

0.92-1.62

0.173

Distance

0.99

0.001

0.98-0.99

0.001

0.99

0.001

0.98-0.99

0.001

Daylight

1.00

0.001

0.99-1.00

0.346

0.99

0.001

0.99-1.00

0.774

SDSBMI

1.04

0.109

0.84-1.27

0.725

0.84

0.077

0.70-1.01

0.059

IMDscore

0.98

0.006

0.97-0.99

0.034

0.98

0.007

0.97-0.99

0.040

Pubertal status

0.91

0.138

0.68-1.23

0.556

1.14

0.132

0.91-1.43

0.249

  1. SDSBMI: standardised body mass index, IMD: Index of Multiple Deprivation
  2. Reference group: those who reported being driven by car to school
  3. Bold text indicates significant relationship
  4. *Note for analyses for passive vs active travel Local-IM did not include item "allowed to walk/cycle to school" without an adult.