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Table 2 Influence of green space on children’s physical activity and screen time

From: The influence of neighbourhood green space on children’s physical activity and screen time: findings from the longitudinal study of Australian children

 

Boys

Girls

 

Unadjusted

P-Value

Adjusted

P-Value

Unadjusted

P-Value

Adjusted

P-Value

Chooses Active Free Time, OR (95 % CI)

1.06 (1.01, 1.12)

0.120

1.07 (1.02, 1.13)

0.009

1.01 (0.96, 1.07)

0.592

1.01 (0.95, 1.07)

0.805

Physical Activity Non-Enjoyment, OR (95 % CI)

0.95 (0.89, 1.02)

0.173

0.92 (0.85, 1.00)

0.043

0.94 (0.88, 1.01)

0.103

0.95 (0.87, 1.03)

0.210

Television Weekday (Minutes), β (95 % CI)

-1.04 (-2.45, 0.38)

0.150

-0.32 (-1.76, 1.11)

0.659

-1.95 (-3.33, -0.56)

0.006

-1.18 (-2.50, 0.17)

0.087

Television Weekend (Minutes), β (95 % CI)

-2.35 (-3.97, -0.72)

0.005

-2.34 (-4.00, -0.69)

0.005

-1.40 (-3.13, 0.32)

0.111

-0.16 (-1.93, 1.61)

0.858

Minutes Physical Activity (Weekday; Waves 1–3), β (95 % CI)

1.35 (-0.14, 2.83)

0.075

1.88 (0.23, 3.53)

0.026

0.56 (-1.09, 2.21)

0.506

-0.06 (-1.90, 1.77)

0.947

Minutes Physical Activity (Weekday; Waves 4–5), β (95 % CI)

-0.22 (-2.56, 2.11)

0.852

0.69 (-2.00, 3.38)

0.616

-0.65 (-2.90, 1.60)

0.572

-0.26 (-2.88, 2.35)

0.844

Minutes Physical Activity (Weekend; Waves 1–3), β (95 % CI)

3.20 (0.82, 5.58)

0.008

3.01 (0.37, 5.66)

0.026

1.47 (-0.73, 3.66)

0.190

1.18 (-1.21, 3.58)

0.333

Minutes Physical Activity (Weekend; Waves 4–5), β (95 % CI)

1.91 (-3.44, 7.26)

0.485

2.24 (-3.90, 8.38)

0.475

-1.52 (-6.36, 3.33)

0.539

-1.78 (-7.36, 3.80)

0.533

Minutes Screen Time (Weekday; Waves 1–3), β (95 % CI)

-2.02 (-3.97, -0.07)

0.043

-1.90 (-3.97, 0.17)

0.071

-0.77 (-2.63, 1.08)

0.414

-1.13 (-3.02, 0.77)

0.243

Minutes Screen Time (Weekday; Waves 4–5), β (95 % CI)

-1.38 (-4.69, 1.93)

0.412

1.22 (-2.15, 4.59)

0.478

-1.64 (-4.91, 1.63)

0.325

1.86 (-1.48, 5.19)

0.275

Minutes Screen Time (Weekend; Waves 1–3), β (95 % CI)

-2.98 (-5.27, -0.70)

0.011

-2.21 (-4.66, 0.23)

0.076

-1.97 (-4.10, 0.17)

0.071

-1.65 (-3.84, 0.54)

0.140

Minutes Screen Time (Weekend; Waves 4–5), β (95 % CI)

-5.15 (-11.96, 1.66)

0.138

-5.97 (-13.73, 1.79)

0.131

2.99 (-3.50, 9.48)

0.367

5.80 (-1.47, 13.08)

0.118

>60 min Physical Activity (Weekday; Waves 1–3), OR (95 % CI)

1.05 (1.01, 1.10)

0.022

1.07 (1.02, 1.12)

0.009

1.03 (0.98, 1.07)

0.289

1.01 (0.96, 1.06)

0.736

>60 min Physical Activity (Weekday; Waves 4–5), OR (95 % CI)

0.99 (0.94, 1.05)

0.740

1.00 (0.93, 1.07)

0.928

0.96 (0.91, 1.02)

0.211

0.98 (0.92, 1.05)

0.647

>60 min Physical Activity (Weekend; Waves 1–3), OR (95 % CI)

1.08 (1.03, 1.14)

0.002

1.09 (1.03, 1.15)

0.002

1.00 (0.96, 1.05)

0.923

0.99 (0.94, 1.04)

0.784

>60 min Physical Activity (Weekend; Waves 4–5), OR (95 % CI)

1.05 (0.94, 1.17)

0.408

1.04 (0.92, 1.18)

0.509

1.03 (0.94, 1.13)

0.467

1.04 (0.92, 1.17)

0.559

<120 min Screen Time (Weekday; Waves 1–3), OR (95 % CI)

1.03 (0.98, 1.09)

0.197

1.03 (0.97, 1.10)

0.300

1.04 (0.98, 1.10)

0.207

1.06 (0.99, 1.14)

0.073

<120 min Screen Time (Weekday; Waves 4–5), OR (95 % CI)

1.00 (0.95, 1.06)

0.991

0.98 (0.91, 1.05)

0.550

1.04 (0.98, 1.10)

0.236

0.98 (0.91, 1.05)

0.538

<120 min Screen Time (Weekend; Waves 1–3), OR (95 % CI)

1.06 (1.01, 1.12)

0.032

1.05 (0.99, 1.11)

0.126

1.04 (0.99, 1.10)

0.139

1.03 (0.97, 1.09)

0.321

<120 min Screen Time (Weekend; Waves 4–5), OR (95 % CI)

0.98 (0.86, 1.11)

0.729

0.96 (0.83, 1.11)

0.580

0.94 (0.84, 1.05)

0.285

0.98 (0.84, 1.15)

0.844

  1. Note: Adjusted models are adjusted for child age, maternal education, if the child speaks a language other than English, family weekly income, and child indigenous status. Time use diary (weekday) is further adjusted to account for school days. Bold text indicates p<0.05
  2. CI confidence intervals, OR odds ratio