Table 3.
Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) showing the association between walking for recreation and transportation inside the neighbourhood during a usual week (i.e., none vs. any) from winter to summer and dog ownership status
| Neighbourhood walking for recreation | Neighbourhood walking for transportation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dog ownership status | Consistent participator1 | Summer participator2† | Winter participator3 | Consistent non-participator4 | Consistent participator1 | Summer participator2 | Winter participator3 | Consistent non-participator4 |
| OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | |
| Non-owners | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Owners | 3.28 (1.86, 5.79)* |
- | 1.05 (0.49, 2.23) |
0.35 (0.16, 0.79)* |
0.65 (0.40, 1.05) |
0.91 (0.45, 1.83) |
1.44 (0.75, 2.74) |
1.41 (0.86, 2.30) |
* Participation significantly different between dog-owners and non-owners (p < .05)
†All respondents who participated in NWR during summer but not winter were non-owners.
1Walked in both summer and winter.
2Walked in summer only.
3Walked in winter only.
4No walking in summer and winter.
All results adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, marital status, income, education and type of house.