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Table 4 Final multiple logistic regression model of recommended levels of walking in elderly women. Municipality of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, 2007.(n = 233)

From: Practice of walking and its association with perceived environment among elderly Brazilians living in a region of low socioeconomic level

Perceived Environmental Variables *

OR

95%CI

p

  

Lower

Upper

 

Walking time of not more than 10 minutes from home to a bar

4.05

0.27

60.53

0.299

Presence of square

4.70

1.43

15.43

0.012

Perception that drivers respected pedestrian crossings on streets

5.29

0.90

31.10

0.064

Absence of smoke pollution

1.77

0.75

4.17

0.186

Walking time of not more than 10 minutes from home to a soccer field

1.58

0.64

3.90

0.307

Walking time of not more than 10 minutes from home to a pharmacies

2.45

0.88

6.81

0.084

Presence of bar

2.28

0.13

41.25

0.566

Walking time of not more than 10 minutes from home to a primary healthcare

3.71

1.19

11.54

0.025

The traffic was not a barrier against practicing physical activities

2.88

0.99

8.41

0.052

  1. * adjusted for age and education. OR = Odds Ratio