Table 5.
Odds ratios for achieving physical activity recommendations and overweight or obese, by frequency of reported green space use. Values are adjusted for age, sex, socioeconomic status, self-rated health, area deprivation, and the neighbourhood variables found to exhibit an association with each outcome. Significance values represent the results from a test of trend across the quartiles of accessibility.
| Independent variable | Achieving physical activity guidelines1 |
Being overweight or obese2 |
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| Odds ratio | 95% CI | Odds ratio | 95% CI | |
| Unadjusted: | ||||
| At least once a week | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| At least twice a month | 0.59 | (0.52-0.67) | 1.32 | (1.17-1.50) |
| At least once a year | 0.50 | (0.44-0.57) | 1.39 | (1.22-1.58) |
| Less frequently | 0.39** | (0.33-0.45) | 1.44** | (1.25-1.66) |
| Adjusted: | ||||
| At least once a week | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| At least twice a month | 0.54 | (0.47-0.62) | 1.30 | (1.14-1.49) |
| At least once a year | 0.48 | (0.42-0.55) | 1.28 | (1.12-1.48) |
| Less frequently | 0.45** | (0.38-0.53) | 1.05ns | (0.90-1.24) |
1
Defined as 30 minutes of at least moderate activity 5 times a week or more;
2
Defined as a Body Mass Index of 25 or above
**
p<0.01, ns = not statistically significant