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. 2011 Oct 14;8(10):3953–3978. doi: 10.3390/ijerph8103953

Table 4.

Multivariate multilevel models for male and female overweight/obesity.

Null/empty model Built environment Social environment Built and social environment Built, social and individual model Full model with season
Males Females Males OR 95% CI Females OR 95% CI Males OR 95% CI Females OR 95% CI Males OR 95% CI Females OR 95% CI Males OR 95% CI Females OR 95% CI Males OR 95% CI Females OR 95% CI
Built Environment
Number of indoor recreation facilities per 1000 people 1.67
(0.74, 3.77)
1.02
(0.45, 2.30)
1.65
(0.78, 3.49)
1.34
(0.60, 2.98)
1.50
(0.71, 3.19)
1.28
(0.55, 3.00)
1.50
(0.71, 3.16)
1.27
(0.54, 2.97)
Number of summer outdoor facilities per 1000 people 1.02
(0.93, 1.13)
1.09
(1.03, 1.16)
0.98
(0.89, 1.08)
1.09
(1.03, 1.15)
0.98
(0.89, 1.07)
1.08
(1.03, 1.10)
0.98
(0.90, 1.08)
1.08
(1.02, 1.14)
Number of winter outdoor recreation facilities per 1000 people 0.71
(0.22, 2.24)
1.08
(0.54, 2.19)
1.06
(0.38, 2.99)
1.09
(0.57, 2.10)
0.89
(0.30, 2.69)
1.00
(0.52, 1.90)
0.88
(0.29, 2.63)
1.06
(0.53, 2.10)
Park area (km2) per 1000 1.00
(1.00, 1.01)
0.99
(0.99, 0.99)
1.00
(1.00, 1.01)
0.99
(0.99, 0.99)
1.00
(1.00, 1.01)
1.00
(1.00, 1.00)
1.00
(1.00, 1.01)
1.00
(0.99, 1.00)
Green space area (km2) per 1000 people 1.09
(0.98, 1.22)
0.73
(0.63, 0.85)
1.12
(1.03, 1.23)
0.65
(0.53, 0.80)
1.10
(1.01, 1.21)
0.67
(0.50, 0.80)
1.10
(1.00, 1.20)
0.67
(0.54, 0.84)
Bike and walking path length (km) (total) 1.00
(0.98, 1.02)
1.01
(1.00, 1.02)
0.99
(0.98, 1.01)
1.01
(1.00, 1.02)
1.00
(0.98, 1.01)
1.01
(0.99, 1.00)
1.00
(0.98, 1.01)
1.01
(0.99, 1.02)
Number of grocery stores per 1000 people 1.84
(0.68, 5.01)
1.17
(0.51, 2.57)
1.87
(0.68, 5.17)
1.30
(0.55, 3.30)
1.40
(0.51, 3.86)
1.21
(0.50, 2.90)
1.40
(0.50, 3.90)
1.21
(0.49, 2.98)
Number of convenience stores per 1000 people 0.91
(0.66, 1.26)
1.19
(0.84, 1.69)
1.28
(0.84, 1.94)
0.90
(0.57, 1.50)
1.32
(0.90, 1.93)
0.97
(0.60, 1.60)
1.31
(0.89, 1.91)
0.96
(0.60, 1.56)
Number of fast food outlets per 1000 people 1.03
(0.92, 1.16)
1.14
(0.97, 1.34)
1.03
(0.90, 1.23)
1.10
(0.96, 1.40)
1.06
(0.91, 1.23)
1.14
(0.96, 1.30)
1.05
(0.90, 1.23)
1.14
(0.96, 1.35)
Number of restaurants per 1000 people 0.82
(0.67, 1.00)
0.78
(0.60, 0.99)
0.72
(0.56, 0.91)
0.80
(0.63, 1.00)
0.71
(0.56, 0.91)
0.78
(0.62, 0.99)
0.71
(0.56, 0.90)
0.78
(0.61, 0.99)
Number of specialty stores per 1000 people 1.15
(0.82, 1.61)
1.65
(1.06, 2.57)
1.39
(0.95, 2.03)
1.71
(1.11, 2.60)
1.32
(0.85, 2.04)
1.78
(1.15, 2.80)
1.33
(0.86, 2.07)
1.79
(1.16, 2.78)
Social Environment
t-score SES 0.98
(0.97, 1.00)
1.01
(0.99, 1.02)
0.97
(0.96, 0.99)
1.00
(0.98, 1.00)
0.98
(0.96, 0.99)
1.00
(1.00, 1.00)
0.98
(0.96, 0.99)
0.99
(0.98, 1.01)
Sense of Belonging 1.01
(1.00, 1.03)
1.00
(0.98, 1.02)
1.02
(1.00, 1.03)
1.00
(0.96, 1.00)
1.02
(1.00, 1.04)
0.98
(0.99, 1.00)
1.02
(1.00, 1.04)
0.98
(0.96, 1.00)
Councilor voting 0.98
(0.96, 0.99)
0.99
(0.98, 1.00)
0.97
(0.96, 0.99)
1.00
(0.97, 1.00)
0.98
(0.96, 0.99)
0.99
(0.99, 1.00)
0.97
(0.96, 0.99)
0.99
(0.97, 1.00)
Crime rate 1.00
(1.00, 1.00)
1.00
(1.00,1.00)
1.00
(1.00, 1.00)
1.00
(1.00, 1.00)
1.00
(1.00, 1.00)
1.00
(1.00, 1.00)
1.00
(1.00, 1.00)
1.00
(1.00, 1.00)
Individual-level
Age
18–24 years 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
25–44 years 2.73
(1.56–4.78)
2.30
(1.41, 3.80)
2.80
(1.58, 4.95)
2.30
(1.40, 3.78)
45–64 years 3.32
(1.87–5.88)
3.57
(2.24, 5.70)
3.40
(1.90–6.09)
3.59
(2.25, 5.73)
65+ years 1.71
(0.87, 3.34)
4.44
(2.09, 9.40)
1.74
(0.88, 3.43)
4.60
(2.18, 9.71)
Household income
≤ $29,999 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
≥ $30,000 1.43
(0.86, 2.39)
0.74
(0.52, 1.10)
1.45
(0.87, 2.41)
0.75
(0.52, 1.08)
Education
did not graduate from high school 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
graduated from high school 1.14
(0.65, 2.00)
0.74
(0.41, 1.30)
1.11
(0.62, 1.98)
0.75
(0.42, 1.34)
some post-high school education 0.98
(0.52, 1.84)
0.84
(0.46, 1.60)
0.96
(0.51, 1.80)
0.86
(0.47, 1.57)
college/university diploma/degree 0.90
(0.51, 1.59)
0.53
(0.32, 0.90)
0.87
(0.49, 1.55)
0.54
(0.32, 0.90)
Smoking status
Current smoker 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Daily 1.90
(1.38, 2.62)
1.16
(0.93, 1.45)
1.90
(1.38, 2.62)
1.14
(0.91, 1.44)
Occasional 1.05
(0.64, 1.72)
1.26
(0.80, 1.99)
1.06
(0.65, 1.73)
1.25
(0.80, 1.95)
Former 1.18
(0.80, 1.75)
0.83
(0.55, 1.24)
1.20
(0.81, 1.77)
0.82
(0.55, 1.23)
Contextual (Season)
Summer 1.00 1.00
Fall 1.28
(0.94, 1.73)
0.87
(0.66, 1.15)
Winter 0.99
(0.72, 1.38)
1.11
(0.81, 1.52)
Spring 1.28
(0.93, 1.75)
0.94
(0.73, 1.21)
ICC 0.05 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00