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. 2012 Jul 31;9:90. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-90

Table 1.

Descriptives and univariate associations of demographics and environmental correlates with LT sports participation

Factor Mean (SD)/% Univariate association with LT sports participation (OR, 95% CI)
N = 852
 
 
Age
13.25 (0.45)
1.06 (0.77;1.46)
Gender (% girls)
46.2%
0.64 (0.48;0.86)
Education (%high)
42.4%
1.33 (0.98;1.81)
Ethnic background (%non-Western)
19.6%
0.90 (0.62;1.30)
Number of sports facilities within 1600 m
4.00 (3.63)
0.98 (0.93;1.03)
Density of sports facilities within neighbourhood
1.45 (7.82)
0.98 (0.96;1.01)
Number of parks within 1600 m
1.77 (1.26)
1.13 (0.97;1.32)
Density of parks within neighbourhood
0.98 (1.26)
1.01 (0.98;1.05)
NSC
0.00 (5.72)
3.69 (1.19;11.45)
% participating in LT sports 54.7% N/A

LT = leisure time; SD = standard deviation; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; NSC = neighbourhood social capital. Bold values represent statistically significant values (p < 0.05).