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Table 2 Longitudinal associations between motorway exposure and change in walking, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behaviour

From: Effects of urban motorways on physical activity and sedentary behaviour in local residents: a natural experimental study

 

Walking

MVPA

Sedentary behaviour

 

Participation (yes/no)

Minutes per week

 

Participation (yes/no)

Minutes per week

 

Minutes per day

Exposure

N

OR (95% CI)

IRR (95% CI)

N

OR (95% CI)

IRR (95% CI)

N

B (95% CI)

Area: New motorway (South) (Reference: no motorway (North))

248

0.68 (0.24, 1.89)

0.82 (0.62,1.10)

214

0.60 (0.25, 1.43)

0.94 (0.68, 1.31)

215

52.46 (−15.70, 120.62)

Proximity within study area with new motorway

88

1.54 (0.24, 9.70)

1.27 (0.86,1.89)

70

2.39 (0.49, 11.65)

1.27 (0.76, 2.12)

81

−40.17 (−125.38, 45.05)

Area: Existing motorway (East) (Reference: no motorway (North))

248

0.57 (0.19, 1.68)

1.07 (0.79,1.47)

214

0.37 (0.15, 0.91)

0.89 (0.62, 1.27)

215

39.39 (−33.48, 112.27)

Proximity within study area with existing motorway

69

1.55 (0.32, 7.52)

1.03 (0.71,1.50)

59

0.30 (0.09, 0.97)

0.77 (0.46, 1.29)

59

59.41 (−26.91, 145.73)

  1. Bold values represent statistically significant associations (p < 0.05). MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, OR odds ratio, IRR incidence rate ratio, B beta, CI confidence interval
  2. Proximity was defined as the negative of the natural logarithm of the road network distance in metres from the weighted population centroid of the unit postcode of residence to the nearest motorway junction. Analyses were adjusted for age, gender, home ownership, car ownership, work status and time lived in neighbourhood