Table 6.
Univariable analysis of walking behaviour factors associated with daily dog walking
| Variable | <1/day | 1+/day | OR | 95 % CI | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Roaming | Securely confined | 46 (20.4) | 180 (79.7) | 1 | ||
| Has escaped or allowed to roam | 15 (32.3) | 33 (68.8) | 0.56 | 0.28-1.12 | 0.10 | |
| Missing | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Dog ever on a lead | No | 1 (6.3) | 15 (93.8) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 59 (22.8) | 200 (77.2) | 0.23 | 0.03-1.75 | 0.15 | |
| Missing | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Lead type used | Short | 35 (23.2) | 116 (76.8) | 1 | 0.98 | |
| Extendable | 15 (22.4) | 52 (77.6) | 1.05 | 0.53-2.08 | 0.90 | |
| Both | 9 (22.0) | 32 (78.1) | 1.07 | 0.47-2.46 | 0.87 | |
| Missing | 2 | 15 | ||||
| Dog ever allowed off lead | No | 9 (24.3) | 28 (75.7) | 1 | 0.80 | |
| In certain areas | 43 (24.2) | 135 (75.8) | 1.01 | 0.44-2.30 | 0.98 | |
| Most of the time | 9 (19.6) | 37 (80.4) | 1.32 | 0.46-3.76 | 0.60 | |
| Missing | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Usual walk length | Up to 15 mins | 3 (18.8) | 13 (81.3) | 1 | 0.12 | |
| 16-30 mins | 16 (15.8) | 85 (84.2) | 1.23 | 0.31-4.80 | 0.77 | |
| 31mins- 1 h | 26 (22.0) | 92 (78.0) | 0.82 | 0.22-3.08 | 0.77 | |
| Over 1 h | 12 (35.3) | 33 (64.7) | 0.42 | 0.10-1.78 | 0.24 | |
| Missing | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Walk streets* | No | 32 (24.1) | 101 (75.9) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 28 (19.7) | 114 (80.3) | 1.29 | 0.73-2.29 | 0.38 | |
| Missing | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Walk park* | No | 43 (23.6) | 139 (76.4) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 17 (18.3) | 76 (81.7) | 1.38 | 0.74-2.59 | 0.31 | |
| Missing | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Walk beach/marsh* | No | 15 (16.7) | 75 (83.3) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 45 (24.3) | 140 (75.7) | 0.62 | 0.33-1.19 | 0.15 | |
| Missing | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Walk countryside* | No | 14 (21.9) | 50 (78.13) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 46 (21.8) | 165 (78.2) | 1.00 | 0.51-1.98 | 0.99 | |
| Missing | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Walk farmland* | No | 56 (23.6) | 181 (76.4) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 4 (10.5) | 34 (89.5) | 2.63 | 0.89-7.73 | 0.08 | |
| Missing | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Walk regularly in same place | No | 28 (32.2) | 59 (67.8) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 32 (17.6) | 150 (82.4) | 2.22 | 1.23-4.01 | 0.01 | |
| Missing | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Walk in a group | Never/rarely | 47 (29.9) | 110 (70.1) | 1 | ||
| Sometimes/often/everyday | 14 (11.8) | 150 (88.2) | 3.20 | 1.67-6.16 | <0.001 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Notice same people and dogs on a walk | Never/rarely | 10 (52.6) | 9 (47.4) | 1 | ||
| Sometimes/often/everyday | 50 (19.6) | 205 (80.4) | 4.56 | 1.76-11.80 | 0.002 | |
| Missing | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Pick up score a | Continuous | Median 16 | Median 15 | 0.89 | 0.76-1.05 | 0.17 |
| Missing | 13 | 24 | ||||
| Pick up categorised | Never/rarely | 1 (20.0) | 4 (80.0) | 1 | 0.83 | |
| Varies by location | 21 (18.4) | 93 (81.6) | 1.11 | 0.12-10.42 | 0.93 | |
| Always everywhere | 26 (21.7) | 94 (78.3) | 0.90 | 0.10-8.44 | 0.93 | |
| Missing | 13 | 24 |
Where cells had zero cases, statistics are not presented, and where cells have only one case, presented statistics should not be considered reliable
*Multiple typical walking areas could be indicated
aCalculated from score 0–4 (Never, rarely, sometimes, often, always) in 4 contexts (street, public path, park, countryside)