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. 2015 Sep 3;12:E141. doi: 10.5888/pcd12.150098

Table 2. Mixed-Regression Results for Relationship Between MAPS-Mini Scores and Leisure and Neighborhood Physical Activity, 3 US Cities, 2009–2010.

Variables Childrena (in Neighborhood)
Adolescentsa (in Neighborhood)
Adultsa
Older Adultsa
t Valueb P Valueb t Valueb P Valueb t Valueb P Valueb t Valueb P Valueb
Destinations and land use
Public park 1.78 .08 0.11 .91 0.24 .81 −0.21 .83
Streetscape characteristics
Transit stops −2.30 .02 0.03 .98 −0.22 .83 −0.08 .94
Street lights 0.57 .57 −0.86 .39 0.23 .82 −0.23 .82
Benches 1.04 .30 −2.84 .005 1.61 .11 0.93 .35
Aesthetics and social characteristics
Building maintenance 2.96 .003 −2.36 .02 3.65 <.001 −0.25 .80
Absence of graffiti 2.49 .01 1.32 .19 3.57 <.001 −0.30 .76
Crossings/intersections
Crosswalk −0.25 .81 −1.86 .06 0.19 .85 0.89 .37
Curb cuts 2.76 .006 −1.72 .09 −0.62 .54 0.84 .40
Crossing signal −1.71 .09 −2.22 .03 0.67 .51 1.32 .19
Street segments
Commercial −3.13 .002 −1.59 .11 −1.07 .29 c c
Sidewalk 2.15 .03 −0.79 .43 −1.36 .17 1.18 .24
Sidewalk buffer −0.09 .93 0.33 .74 −1.52 .13 −0.45 .65
Trees and overhead coverage 2.35 .02 0.13 .90 −0.40 .69 −0.26 .80
Absence of trip hazards 2.10 .04 0.09 .93 −1.56 .12 1.24 .22
Total score 2.46 .01 −1.69 .09 0.32 .75 0.80 .43

Abbreviations: GIS, geographic information systems; MAPS, Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes.

a

Analyses adjusted for age, sex, education, race, GIS-defined walkability (high/low), physical functioning for older adults, and clustering of participants within block groups.

b

P values and t values in table are calculated from mixed regressions.

c

Data not available.