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Table 2 Associations between physical environmental neighbourhood factors and total sedentary time (N = 347)

From: Objectively measured physical environmental neighbourhood factors are not associated with accelerometer-determined total sedentary time in adults

Physical environmental neighbourhood factors b

Physical environmental factors separately (n = 347)

Model 1: Physical environmental factors combined (n = 347)

Model 2: Adjusted for individual factors a (n = 329)

b (S.E.) c

p

b (S.E.) c

p

b (S.E.) c

p

Presence of food outlets and grocery stores

 Restaurants

0.36 (1.39)

0.80

1.54 (1.66)

0.38

1.32 (1.74)

0.47

 Café/bar

−0.32 (1.59)

0.84

-

-

-

-

 Supermarkets

−4.46 (2.71)

0.11

−5.77 (3.48)

0.14

−4.81 (3.75)

0.24

 Local food shops

−1.64 (2.35)

0.50

-

-

-

-

Aesthetics

 Green/water area

0.12 (0.20)

0.54

0.09 (0.25)

0.74

−0.02 (0.27)

0.93

 Residential gardens

0.02 (0.19)

0.90

-

-

-

-

 Litter

0.13 (0.22)

0.55

-

-

-

-

Presence of public transport

 Presence of bus/tram stops

−1.93 (1.50)

0.21

−0.99 (2.00)

0.63

0.14 (2.13)

0.95

Presence of cycling-related items

 Presence of bicycle lanes

0.87 (0.59)

0.16

-

-

-

-

 Obstacles on bicycle lanes

−0.97 (0.60)

0.13

−0.80 (0.62)

0.24

−0.75 (0.66)

0.30

 Traffic calming devices

0.52 (0.26)

0.06*

0.58 (0.35)

0.13

0.59 (0.37)

0.14

Presence of walking-related items

 Pedestrian crossings

0.43 (0.36)

0.25

−0.10 (0.44)

0.82

0.28 (0.48)

0.59

 Presence of side walks

−0.20 (0.19)

0.30

−0.21 (0.22)

0.38

−0.19 (0.24)

0.45

Land-use mix

 Percentage of residential buildings

0.07 (0.74)

0.92

0.25 (0.84)

0.77

0.38 (0.88)

0.68

Presence of physical activity facilities

 Outdoor recreational facilities

2.84 (2.84)

0.33

−3.19 (3.34)

0.37

−3.06 (3.58)

0.42

 Public parks

−0.72 (0.98)

0.47

-

-

-

-

  1. *0.05 < p < 0.10
  2. aIncluded covariates were age, gender, educational level, and household composition
  3. bAll physical environmental factors are expressed in the percentage of street segments within a neighbourhood including the physical environmental factor
  4. cThe b’s represent the increase in total sedentary time (minutes/day) with a one unit increase in the physical environmental factors. For example, if there is an increase of 1% of the street segments within a neighbourhood with outdoor recreational facilities, residents of this neighbourhood will sit 2.84 min more per day