Table 3.
Ordinal logistic regression for the association between perceived environment and public open space use* by adults from Curitiba, Brazil, 2009 (n = 1,461)
|
Men (n = 530) |
Women (n = 931) |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bivariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis† |
Bivariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis† |
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| OR | CI95% | OR | CI95% | OR | CI95% | OR | CI95% | |
| Trees in the streets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes |
1.47 |
0.86-1.25 |
1.15 |
0.72-1.84 |
1.62 |
1.03-2.56 |
1.58 |
1.04-2.39 |
| Interesting things to see |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes |
2.02 |
1.53-2.68 |
2.07 |
1.57-2.73 |
1.43 |
0.95-2.14 |
1.28 |
0.92-1.79 |
| Natural attractions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes |
1.99 |
0.95-4.16 |
1.56 |
0.64-3.78 |
1.58 |
0.86-2.89 |
1.44 |
0.82-2.55 |
| Beautiful buildings and houses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes |
1.24 |
0.63-2.41 |
0.93 |
0.52-1.67 |
1.42 |
0.70-2.87 |
1.22 |
0.65-2.28 |
| Heavy traffic makes it difficult to walk |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes |
1.42 |
0.93-2.19 |
1.58 |
1.04-2.40 |
1.16 |
0.70-1.91 |
1.08 |
0.65-1.80 |
| Low traffic speed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes |
1.21 |
0.68-2.15 |
1.03 |
0.62-1.73 |
0.99 |
0.76-1.30 |
0.95 |
0.71-1.28 |
| Drivers exceed the speed limit |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes |
1.27 |
0.90-1.78 |
1.10 |
0.78-1.56 |
1.30 |
0.92-1.83 |
1.22 |
0.88-1.70 |
| Tracks and signs facilitate the crossing of streets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes |
1.01 |
0.71-1.41 |
0.91 |
0.69-1.20 |
1.24 |
0.77-1.99 |
1.15 |
0.73-1.81 |
| People walking in the street |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes |
1.28 |
0.82-1.99 |
1.24 |
0.85-1.79 |
1.04 |
0.81-1.34 |
0.98 |
0.74-1.30 |
| Crimes in the neighborhood |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes |
1.33 |
1.01-1.75 |
1.34 |
0.95-1.89 |
1.32 |
0.82-2.14 |
1.17 |
0.73-1.89 |
| Safe to walking during the day |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes |
1.29 |
0.86-1.94 |
1.28 |
0.96-1.70 |
1.57 |
0.99-2.48 |
1.41 |
0.89-2.22 |
| Safe to walking during the night |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Yes |
1.49 |
0.74-2.99 |
1.36 |
0.65-2.84 |
1.26 |
0.83-1.90 |
1.05 |
0.73-1.49 |
| Number of positive attributes of the environment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 0–5 items |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| 6–7 items |
1.39 |
0.97-2.00 |
1.35 |
0.98-1.87 |
1.27 |
0.73-2.22 |
1.26 |
0.78-2.04 |
| ≥8 items (higher quality) | 2.32 | 1.21-4.43 | 2.31 | 1.27-4.20 | 1.64 | 0.97-2.79 | 1.56 | 0.97-2.52 |
*variable classified in four categories: no use = 0; use a few times a year/month = 1; use between 1–3 times/wk = 2 and use ≥4 times/wk = 3. † Adjusted for variables with p < 0.20 in initial multivariate analysis.