TABLE 2.
Structural Equation Models of Individual and Neighborhood Factors on Measures of Physical Activity
Physical Activity z score, B (t Statistic) | Vigorous Exercise, d/wk, B (t Statistic) | Moderate Exercise, d/wk, B (t Statistic) | Physical Education Class, d/wk, B (t Statistic) | Sports Participation, No. Teams, B (t Statistic) | Participation in Other Physical Activity or Lessons, B (t Statistic) | Walking or Biking to School, B (t Statistic) | Physically Active Free-Time Activities, B (t Statistic) | |
Neighborhood social environment | 0.15** (2.35) | 0.57** (2.90) | −0.24 (−0.52) | 0.39** (4.18) | −0.05 (−0.91) | −0.004 (−0.06) | 0.05 (0.68) | 0.19** (3.16) |
Neighborhood physical environment | 0.03 (0.22) | 0.17 (0.44) | 0.17 (0.29) | 0.01 (0.08) | −0.06 (−1.00) | −0.02 (−0.27) | 0.16 (1.30) | −0.01 (−0.07) |
Age | 0.07 (1.59) | 0.08 (0.37) | 0.23 (1.26) | −0.02 (−0.29) | 0.01 (0.20) | 0.13** (2.05) | 0.02 (0.38) | 0.02 (0.22) |
Girls | 0.10** (2.06) | −0.05 (−0.33) | 0.29 (1.34) | −0.02 (−0.42) | 0.09** (2.51) | 0.20** (3.86) | 0.02 (0.23) | −0.10** (−1.98) |
Two parents at home | 0.04 (0.75) | −0.30 (−1.30) | −0.09 (−0.40) | 0.34** (3.06) | 0.07 (1.22) | −0.06 (−1.13) | 0.02 (0.25) | 0.02 (0.26) |
Parental educational attainment | 0.02 (0.29) | 0.60** (2.58) | 0.44** (1.97) | −0.15 (−0.75) | −0.01 (−0.23) | 0.15** (2.27) | −0.06 (−0.39) | −0.24** (−5.53) |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
Hispanic | −0.28** (−3.57) | 0.60** (2.06) | −0.45 (−1.61) | −1.21** (−5.75) | 0.09 (1.43) | −0.12** (−2.11) | −0.04 (−0.16) | −0.24** (−3.12) |
Black | −0.18** (−2.30) | 0.15 (0.55) | −0.74** (−2.75) | −0.36 (−1.41) | −0.01 (−0.12) | −0.02 (−0.25) | −0.07 (−0.36) | −0.11* (−1.70) |
Other | −0.10 (−1.77) | 0.22** (2.12) | −0.31* (−1.86) | −0.31** (2.77) | 0.01 (0.22) | −0.001 (−0.01) | −0.16* (1.91) | −0.03 (−0.79) |
Log household income | −0.01 (−0.15) | 0.51* (1.78) | 0.06 (0.21) | −0.29** (−2.73) | 0.03 (0.50) | 0.13** (2.15) | −0.02 (−0.14) | −0.11 (−1.55) |
Type of model | continuous | count | count | count | ordinal | categorical | categorical | ordinal |
Note. Measurement models were not reported.
*P < .10; **P < .05.