Perceived neighbourhood environmental attributes and prospective changes in TV viewing time among older Australian adults

Table 2 Regression coefficients (95%CI) for the associations of TV viewing time in 2011–2012 with perceived environmental attributes adjusting for TV viewing time in 2004–2005 (N = 1072)

Perceived environmental attribute	% of strongly agree	Single-item models ^a		Multiple-item model ^b
There are many shops to buy things within easy walking distance of my home	38.4	0.97	0.90-1.03	0.96	0.89-1.03
There are many alternative routes for getting from place to place when walking in my area	53.5	0.98	0.91-1.04	1.01	0.93-1.09
There are footpaths on all of the streets in my local area	55.4	1.01	0.95-1.08	1.04	0.96-1.12
There is a park or nature reserve in my local area that is easy to get to	73.8	0.96	0.89-1.03	0.98	0.90-1.07
There are bicycle or walkway tracks in my local area that are easy to get to	50.7	0.96	0.90-1.03	0.96	0.88-1.03
My local neighbourhood is attractive	71.4	1.04	0.97-1.12	1.07	0.98-1.16
There are pleasant natural features in my local area	63.0	1.00	0.93-1.07	1.00	0.93-1.09
There is so much local traffic along most nearby streets that make it difficult/unpleasant to walk†	48.4	0.93	0.87-0.99*	0.92	0.85-0.99*
I feel safe walking in my local area during the day	84.6	1.01	0.92-1.11	1.03	0.93-1.14

*p < 0.05.
Generalized linear model (specifying a gamma distribution and using a log link) was used.
^aSingle-item models examined each environmental attribute individually and adjusted for gender, age, marital status, education attainment, household income, work status, change in mobility from baseline to follow-up, waist circumference, TV viewing time, and LTPA at baseline.
^bMultiple-item model examined all environmental attributes simultaneously and adjusted for all covariates used in single-item models.
† For the negatively worded item ‘so much local traffic along most nearby streets’, the expected proportional change in TV viewing time is for strong disagreement with the statement.

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