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Table 2 Associations between SES, walkability and physical activity

From: The association between objective walkability, neighborhood socio-economic status, and physical activity in Belgian children

 

Walking for transportation during leisure timea

Cycling for transportation during leisure timea

Active transportation to schoola

Sports during leisure timea

MVPA on a weekdaya,b

MVPA on a weekend daya,b

n = 473 β ± SE

n = 474 β ± SE

n = 472 β ± SE

n = 474 β ± SE

n = 432 β ± SE

n = 397 β ± SE

Sex (ref = boy)

0.019 ± 0.044

−0.067 ± 0.046

0.036 ± 0.048

−0.213 ± 0.055**

−0.147 ± 0.015**

−0.076 ± 0.029*

Age

0.004 ± 0.028

0.038 ± 0.027

0.048 ± 0.030

0.011 ± 0.033

−0.019 ± 0.010

−0.027 ± 0.018

Family SES (ref = low)

−0.189 ± 0.051**

0.031 ± 0.051

0.001 ± 0.055

0.310 ± 0.062**

0.031 ± 0.017

0.071 ± 0.033*

Neighborhood walkability (ref = low)

0.363 ± 0.096**

−0.040 ± 0.096

0.009 ± 0.107

−0.267 ± 0.113*

−0.036 ± 0.034

0.103 ± 0.064

Neighborhood SES (ref = low)

−0.051 ± 0.090

−0.016 ± 0.094

0.059 ± 0.097

−0.017 ± 0.109

−0.037 ± 0.031

0.116 ± 0.059*

Neighborhood walkability * neighborhood SES

−0.251 ± 0.126*

0.035 ± 0.131

0.070 ± 0.142

0.297 ± 0.152(*)

0.051 ± 0.043

−0.068 ± 0.082

  1. (*) 0.05 < p < 0.10, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001.
  2. a = logarithmically transformed.
  3. b = controlled for accelerometer wear time.
  4. n = number of children in the analytical sample.
  5. β = multilevel linear regression coefficient.
  6. SE = standard error.