Table 2.

Relationships between walking for transportation and the environmental correlates separately

Environmental factorsa	Odds ratio (95% C.I.)
Absence of high curbs	1.00 (0.94, 1.06)
Number of shops	1.20 (1.15, 1.26)*
Presence of benches	0.98 (0.93, 1.03)
Presence of crossings	1.01 (0.95, 1.07)
Presence of bus stops	1.29 (1.22, 1.37)*
Presence of street lighting	1.12 (1.04, 1.19)*
Safety from crime	1.08 (1.03, 1.13)*

C.I. (Bayesian) Confidence Interval.

All analyses were adjusted for gender, age, marital status, number of functional limitations, education, monthly income, and area of residence.

^aAll environmental factors were dichotomous and dummy coded with “1” being the anticipated favorable aspect of the factor.

*p< 0.05.