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
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Older Adultsa
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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.
Analyses adjusted for age, sex, education, race, GIS-defined walkability (high/low), physical functioning for older adults, and clustering of participants within block groups.
P values and t values in table are calculated from mixed regressions.
Data not available.