Table 3. Neighborhood characteristics associated with minimum physical activity, among youth aged 10–17 years, 2007 National Survey of Children's Health.
| Neighborhood characteristics | Participated in physical activity 5 or more days/week for at least 20 min at a time | |||||
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| Weighted % | 95 % CI | CMH χ2 P value | Crude OR (95 % CI) | Adjusteda OR (95 % CI) | Adjustedb OR (95 % CI) | |
| Neighborhood amenities | ||||||
| Sidewalks present | 49.8 | 48.3, 51.3 | 0.3507 | 1.05 (0.95,1.16) | 1.04 (0.93,1.15) | 0.98 (0.87, 1.11) |
| Sidewalks absent | 48.6 | 46.6, 50.6 | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
| Parks present | 50.0 | 48.6, 51.4 | 0.0739 | 1.11 (0.99, 1.24) | 1.11 (0.99, 1.26) | 1.11 (0.96, 1.28) |
| Parks absent | 47.4 | 45.0, 49.8 | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
| Recreation centers present | 51.0 | 49.5, 52.5 | 0.0026 | 1.17 (1.06, 1.29) | 1.09 (0.98, 1.21) | 1.07 (0.95, 1.19) |
| Recreation centers absent | 47.2 | 45.2, 49.2 | Referent | Referent | Referent | |
| Neighborhood detracting elements | ||||||
| Presence of 1 or more detracting elements | 47.5 | 45.2, 49.9 | 0.0509 | Referent | Referent | Referent |
| Absence of detracting elements | 50.3 | 48.9, 51.7 | 1.11 (1.00, 1.24) | 0.98 (0.87, 1.11) | 0.99 (0.88, 1.12) | |
Bold values indicate statistically significant
a
Adjusted model includes child's age group, sex, race/ethnicity, special health care need, body mass index for age and sex, amount of screen time, poverty level, parental education level, parental physical activity
b
Adjusted model includes all variables described above, as well as all of the neighborhood amenities and detracting elements