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Table 4 Association of park proximity and park facilities with park-based physical activity by socio-demographic characteristics

From: Are park proximity and park features related to park use and park-based physical activity among adults? Variations by multiple socio-demographic characteristics

Park variable

Full sample

Gender

Income

Race

Age

Males

Females

Low income

Medium income

High income

White

Black

18-39 years

40-59 years

60+ years

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Closest Park

                      

Less than ½ mile

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

½ mile to 1 mile

0.72

0.45-1.16

0.79

0.37-1.70

0.71

0.37-1.34

0.57

0.19-1.72

0.88

0.44-1.75

0.53

0.19-1.50

0.66

0.37-1.19

0.48

0.15-1.53

0.67

0.29-1.58

1.06

0.49-2.29

0.41

0.14-1.18

More than 1 mile

0.50

0.25-0.99

0.51

0.19-1.40

0.49

0.19-1.28

0.91

0.17-4.90

0.33

0.13-0.84

0.81

0.22-3.00

0.47

0.22-1.00

0.41

0.05-3.34

0.48

0.16-1.49

0.47

0.14-1.57

0.61

0.16-2.32

Number of Parks

                      

0 parks

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1 park

0.97

0.46-2.04

1.45

0.48-4.38

0.73

0.26-2.04

0.29

0.04-2.30

2.62

0.93-7.40

0.25

0.06-1.08

0.88

0.37-2.04

1.41

0.15-13.02

1.12

0.30-4.20

1.07

0.31-3.66

0.69

0.18-2.68

2 parks

2.29

1.06-4.95

2.03

0.66-6.26

2.82

0.95-8.37

1.85

0.25-13.68

3.00

1.04-8.67

1.97

0.42-9.37

2.56

1.10-5.97

1.86

0.18-19.67

3.31

0.82-13.32

3.88

1.08-13.98

0.61

0.10-3.74

3 or more parks

2.53

1.21-5.31

2.85

0.93-8.80

2.69

0.95-7.63

1.02

0.15-6.97

3.39

1.22-9.41

3.25

0.64-16.49

3.07

1.30-7.26

2.49

0.28-22.43

3.02

0.9-10.12

3.75

1.06-13.20

1.28

0.29-5.59

Park Space

                      

0 acres

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

0.1-19.9 acres

0.96

0.47-1.98

1.02

0.35-2.97

0.93

0.34-2.52

0.15

0.01-1.56

2.38

0.88-6.45

0.34

0.08-1.40

0.91

0.40-2.05

0.96

0.10-9.46

0.95

0.25-3.51

1.15

0.33-4.03

0.61

0.16-2.43

20-49.9 acres

2.15

1.03-4.48

2.31

0.79-6.78

2.10

0.74-5.96

0.78

0.12-5.26

3.48

1.26-9.41

1.30

0.28-5.96

2.82

1.21-6.57

1.97

0.20-19.85

2.98

0.85-10.51

2.15

0.62-7.40

1.69

0.36-7.91

50 or more acres

2.13

1.03-4.42

1.49

0.50-4.47

3.00

1.06-8.52

1.66

0.32-8.62

2.58

0.94-7.12

1.93

0.38-9.96

1.84

0.78-4.34

3.39

0.36-32.16

1.73

0.51-5.83

4.87

1.32-17.98

0.65

0.13-3.30

Park Facilities1

                      

Playground

2.34

1.41-3.90

1.53

0.71-3.29

3.43

1.63-6.88

1.74

0.43-7.05

2.41

1.21-4.80

2.22

0.76-6.49

2.45

1.33-4.51

3.27

0.83-12.85

2.37

1.13-4.97

2.01

1.05-3.86

1.48

0.68-3.23

Sports Field

1.32

0.79-2.20

1.12

0.50-2.54

1.47

0.73-2.97

0.62

0.20-1.88

2.38

1.15-4.91

0.67

0.16-2.89

1.52

0.77-3.00

1.00

0.27-3.72

1.37

0.61-3.07

1.15

0.60-2.20

0.64

0.26-1.61

Baseball Field

1.36

0.86-2.15

0.97

0.47-2.01

1.77

0.92-3.41

1.19

0.31-4.55

1.13

0.62-2.07

2.10

0.77-5.74

1.37

0.79-2.38

1.88

0.48-7.38

0.99

0.51-1.92

3.93

2.10-7.33

0.97

0.48-1.98

Swimming Pool

1.77

1.00-3.16

1.87

0.77-4.53

1.74

0.79-3.86

0.93

0.27-3.20

2.05

0.86-4.88

4.88

1.11-21.51

1.68

0.79-3.58

2.89

0.73-11.54

0.83

0.35-1.95

2.08

0.82-5.26

1.57

0.60-4.07

Splash Pad

2.01

1.18-3.42

1.88

0.74-4.80

2.34

1.16-4.70

0.97

0.32-2.96

1.63

0.73-3.63

23.77

1.99-283.52

3.07

1.50-6.26

1.46

0.47-4.54

2.06

0.89-4.80

1.98

0.88-4.44

2.41

0.92-6.31

Basketball Court

1.97

1.24-3.14

2.43

1.18-5.01

1.71

0.90-3.24

1.13

0.39-3.34

1.91

1.01-3.62

3.12

1.02-9.54

1.63

0.92-2.88

5.25

1.42-19.42

1.34

0.65-2.77

2.31

1.30-4.13

1.52

0.75-3.11

Tennis Court

1.61

1.02-2.54

1.56

0.77-3.17

1.71

0.91-3.23

0.90

0.32-2.53

1.65

0.86-3.17

2.20

0.85-5.71

1.56

0.90-2.72

2.56

0.79-8.28

1.41

0.70-2.83

2.34

1.29-4.22

1.66

0.80-3.47

Volleyball Court

0.42

0.13-1.31

0.62

0.15-2.44

0.21

0.02-1.74

0.00

0.00-0.00

0.68

0.17-2.76

0.19

0.02-1.79

0.48

0.14-1.64

2n/a

2n/a

6.38

0.65-62.54

0.70

0.23-2.15

2n/a

2n/a

Trail

1.40

0.88-2.22

0.89

0.44-1.80

1.99

1.02-3.86

0.59

0.19-1.82

1.90

1.01-3.57

1.13

0.44-2.90

1.64

0.93-2.90

1.11

0.31-3.97

2.08

1.03-4.19

2.16

1.15-4.07

1.02

0.50-2.08

Fitness Station

3.56

1.50-8.45

2.87

0.82-10.07

5.20

1.57-17.22

2.69

0.44-16.44

5.51

1.16-26.23

4.67

0.99-22.05

6.22

2.02-19.17

2n/a

2n/a

21.34

2.43-187.71

2n/a

2n/a

3.20

0.57-17.96

Skate Park

2.47

1.15-5.31

2.35

0.69-7.98

2.74

0.97-7.71

4.24

0.66-27.14

2.35

0.75-7.39

2.50

0.52-12.07

3.73

1.37-10.15

6.19

0.51-76.00

8.31

2.15-32.09

6.75

0.72-63.39

3.21

0.69-14.86

Dog Park

0.64

0.19-2.19

0.71

0.08-6.48

0.55

0.11-2.69

2n/a

2n/a

0.46

0.10-2.14

0.32

0.02-4.92

1.17

0.24-5.85

2n/a

2n/a

1.25

0.21-7.30

1.91

0.30-12.19

0.83

0.07-9.87

Green Space

1.59

0.84-3.01

1.31

0.53-3.25

1.89

0.76-4.68

1.39

0.20-9.78

2.35

0.98-5.62

0.79

0.22-2.82

1.57

0.77-3.21

1.84

0.32-10.76

1.33

0.54-3.25

2.14

0.91-5.08

0.94

0.37-2.37

Lake

1.60

0.97-2.65

1.48

0.68-3.24

1.78

0.89-3.58

2.84

0.79-10.13

1.23

0.64-2.38

1.83

0.58-5.84

1.83

0.98-3.40

0.98

0.31-3.10

2.70

1.20-6.08

1.79

0.92-3.47

1.07

0.44-2.63

  1. Bolded odds ratios and confidence intervals indicate associations that were significant at p < .05.
  2. 1The reference group for all park facilities analyses was those participants who did not have the specific facility within a park within 1 mile from home.
  3. 2n/a – Odds ratio could not be calculated because the specified facility was too uncommon within 1 mile of parks for participants in the specified demographic group.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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