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. 2015 Jun 19;15:565. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1937-5

Table 2.

Associations between the parental perceived physical environment and children’s physical activity in public recreation spaces inside our outside the neighborhood

Bivariate associationsa Final model (n = 463)b
β ± SE n 95%CI OR β ± SE 95%CI OR
Land use mix diversity 0.155 ± 0.111 515 0.94; 1.45 1.17
Residential density 0.407 ± 0.181 473 1.05; 2.14 1.5 0.255 ± 0.184 0.90; 1.85 1.29
Street connectivity 0.019 ± 0.184 518 0.71; 1.46 1.02
Land use mix accessibility 0.366 ± 0.139 521 1.10; 1.89 1.44 0.139 ± 0.160 0.84; 1.57 1.15
Walk/cycle facilities 0.550 ± 0.169 520 1.25; 2.41 1.73 0.325 ± 0.192 0.95; 2.02 1.38
Aesthetics 0.067 ± 0.156 520 0.79; 1.45 1.07
Traffic safety 0.234 ± 0.163 518 0.92; 1.74 1.26
Crime safety 0.190 ± 0.152 518 0.90; 1.63 1.21
Recreation facilities 0.525 ± 0.123 508 1.33; 2.15 1.69 0.481 ± 0.139 1.23; 2.12 1.62
Having a garden (ref = no) 0.138 ± 0.290 521 0.65; 2.03 1.15

β multilevel bivariate linear regression coefficient, n number of children included in the analytical sample, SE standard error, CI confidence interval

Bold: p < 0.05

aMultilevel logistic regression analyses were controlled for age, sex and family SES

bMultilevel logistic regression analyses were controlled for age, sex and family SES and variables that were significantly related to public recreation spaces physical activity in the bivariate analyses