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. 2010 May 5;7:33. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-33

Table 6.

Logistic regression for gender, years of education and characteristics of the neighborhood characteristics according to each type of practice

Variable PA OR (95%CI) Exercise OR (95%CI) Indoor sports OR (95%CI) Outdoor Sports OR (95%CI)
Gender
 Girl 1 1 1 1
 Boy 3.0 [2.6-3,4]* 0.3 [0,3-0.4]* 0.7 [0.6-0.8]* 4.7 [4.1-5.3]*

School grade
 10th 1 1 1 1
 6th 1.7 [1.4-2.0]* 0,4 [0.4-0.5]* 2.2 [1.8-2.5]* 2.5 [2.1-2.9]*
 8th 1.3 [1.1-1.5]* 0.6 [0.5-0.7]* 1.7 [1.5-1.9]* 2.1 [1.8-2.4]*

Do people get along well and speak to each other?
 Yes 1 1 1 1
 No 0.9 [0.7-1,1] 1.1 [0.8-1.4] 0.9 [0.8-1.2] 0.9 [0.7-1.2]

Is it safe for children to play in the street during the day?
 Yes 1 1 1 1
 No 0.8 [0.7-0.9]* 1.3 [1.1-1.5]* 0.9 [0.8-1.1] 0.8 [0.7-0.9]*

Can you trust the people of the area?
 Yes 1 1 1 1
 No 1.2 [1.1-1.5]* 1.0 [0.8-1.2] 1.0 [0.8-1.1] 0.9 [0.7-1.0]

Are there good places to spend your free time?
 Yes 1 1 1 1
 No 0.8 [0.7-0.9]* 1.3 [1.1-1.5 ]* 0.9 [0.7-1.0] 0.8 [0.7-0.9]*

Are there are many places for entertainment in the evening?
 Yes 1 1 1 1
 No 0.9 [0.8-1.0] 1.2 [1.1-1.4]* 0.9 [0.8-1.0] 0.8 [0.7-0.9]*

Is there often violence and theft?
 Yes 1 1 1 1
 No 0.9 [0.8-1.1] 0.8 [0.7-0.9]* 1.0 [0.8-1.2] 1.2 [1.0-1.5 ]*

Is it a beautiful area?
 Yes 1 1 1 1
 No 1.0 [0.8-1.3] 0.9 [0,7-1.1] 1.0 [0.8-1.2] 0.8 [0.7-0.9]*

Is it an isolated area?
 Yes 1 1 1 1
 No 0.9 [0.8-1.3] 1.0 [0.8-1.1] 1.0 [0.9-1.2] 1.0 [0.9-1.2]

Do you have good public services (health center, youth center, etc.)?
 Yes 1 1 1 1
 No 0.8 [0.7-0.9]* 1.1 [1-1.3] 0.8 [0.7-0.9]* 1.1 [1.0-1.3]

Inline graphic 0,121 0,121 0,05 0,228
Inline graphic; p 5,92;0,65 0,12;0,76 5,12;0,74 23,68;0,03

Note: OR means odds ratio; R2N - Nagelkerke test; χ2HL - Hosmer e Lemeshow test; *p <0.05