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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2008 Jul;35(1):38–46. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.03.021

Table 3.

Adjusted estimates of neighborhood-level Poisson regression model analyses: associations between built-environment factors, overweight/obese, and various forms of physical activitya

Model variables Coefficient SE p-value Estimated prevalenceb 95% CI
Overweight/obese
 Land-use mix −0.289 0.092 0.003 0.749 0.624, 0.899
 Fast food outlets 0.067 0.018 0.001 1.069 1.031, 1.108
Neighborhood walking
 Land-use mix 1.403 0.291 <0.000 4.066 2.285, 7.234
 Street connectivity 0.148 0.068 0.034 1.159 1.012, 1.328
 Public transit stations 0.061 0.057 0.291 1.062 0.949, 1.191
 Green and open spaces 0.111 0.051 0.032 1.119 1.010, 1.238
 Percentage African-American −0.047 0.013 0.001 0.954 0.930, 0.979
Walking for transportation
 Land-use mix 1.752 0.384 <0.001 5.764 2.698, 12.314
 Street connectivity 0.180 0.061 0.004 1.198 1.062, 1.351
 Public transit stations 0.137 0.053 0.011 1.147 1.033, 1.272
 Green and open spaces 0.079 0.061 0.192 1.083 0.960, 1.221
Walking for errands
 Land-use mix 0.402 0.201 0.047 1.495 1.005, 2.223
 Street connectivity 0.104 0.046 0.025 1.109 1.014, 1.214
 Public transit stations 0.037 0.034 0.274 1.038 0.970, 1.111
 Green and open spaces 0.037 0.023 0.116 1.038 0.991, 1.089
Meeting physical activity recommendations
 Land-use mix 0.380 0.167 0.025 1.463 1.050, 2.039
 Street connectivity 0.162 0.035 <0.001 1.176 1.096, 1.262
 Public transit stations 0.068 0.031 0.03 1.069 1.007, 1.137
 Green and open spaces 0.062 0.015 <0.001 1.065 1.031, 1.098
 Percentage Hispanic 0.007 0.003 0.032 1.007 1.001, 1.014
a

Adjusting for neighborhood-level covariates of residential density, median household income, percentage of African-American and Hispanic residents, and resident-level covariates of age, gender, race/ethnicity, employment status, home ownership, household income, health status, fruit and vegetable intake, fried-food consumption, and BMI.

b

Prevalence=exp (coefficient).