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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2013 Aug;45(2):158–166. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.03.018

Table 4.

ORs of not walking for leisure and mean differences in leisure walking (among those who walk), Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Exam 5 (April 2010−February 2012

Measure Unadjusted Adjusteda
OR Minutes/week AOR Minutes/week
SS Walk Score (10-unit increase) 1.02 (1.00, 1.04)* 10.70 (5.85, 15.55)** 1.02 (0.99, 1.05) 3.64 (−3.23, 10.51)
SS Walk Score Category
 Very Car−Dependent (0–24) 0.87 (0.71, 1.06) −137.33 (−185.6, −89.06)** 1.02 (0.76, 1.36) −82.09 (−146.92, −17.27)*
 Car–Dependent (25–49) 1.18 (0.94, 1.48) −144.93 (−194.64, −95.23)** 1.28 (0.95, 1.71) −93.62 (−153.75, −33.49)*
 Somewhat Walkable (50–69) 1.17 (0.94, 1.46) −144.05 (−195.02, −93.07)** 1.26 (0.96, 1.67) −85.71 (−147.42, −24.00)*
 Very Walkable (70–89) 1.21 (0.98, 1.49) −124.56 (−175.63, −73.5)** 1.35 (1.06, 1.72)* −74.97 (−129.98, −19.95)*
 Walker’s Paradise (90–100) ref ref ref ref

Transit Score (10-unit increase) 0.97 (0.93, 1.01) 25.31 (15.37, 35.24)** 0.92 (0.86, 0.98)* 18.43 (3.04, 33.83)*
Transit Score Category
 Minimal Transit (0–24) 0.74 (0.36, 1.54) −191.17 (−289.55, −92.79)** 1.08 (0.48, 2.44) −125.76 (−251.23, −0.29)*
 Some Transit (25–49) 1.17 (0.88, 1.56) −143.23 (−210.56, −75.90)** 1.77 (1.13, 2.77)* −88.30 (−186.32, 9.72)
 Good Transit (50–69) 1.20 (0.95, 1.52) −147.80 (−207.58, −88.02)** 1.56 (1.10, 2.23)* −111.55 (−198.98, −24.12)*
 Excellent Transit (70–89) 0.83 (0.61, 1.13) −86.39 (−147.70, −25.08)* 0.96 (0.65, 1.41) −50.21 (−119.19, 18.77)
 Rider’s Paradise (90–100) ref ref ref ref

Note: Boldface indicates significance. Both SS-Walk Score and Transit Score have been centered around the median (SS-Walk Score median=58, Transit Score median=67).

a

Models adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, income, health compared to others, working status, BMI, season, and study site

*

p<0.05,

**

p<0.001

SS, Street Smart