Table 3.
Association between perceived walkability and physical activity – ELSA-Brasil, 2008–2010
| Variables | Leisure-time physical activity | Transport-related physical activity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <150 | > = 150 | <150 | > = 150 | |||||
| OR | CI(95 %) | OR | CI(95 %) | OR | CI(95 %) | OR | CI(95 %) | |
| Model 1 | ||||||||
| Walkability (better) | 1.57 | 1.44 – 1.71 | 1.98 | 1.84 – 2.14 | 1.02 | 0.94 – 1.11 | 1.03 | 0.95 – 1.12 |
| Model 2: Model 1 + age | ||||||||
| Walkability (better) | 1.56 | 1.43 – 1.70 | 1.97 | 1.83 – 2.12 | 1.01 | 0.93 – 1.10 | 1.02 | 0.94 – 1.11 |
| Age | 1.01 | 1.00 – 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.01 – 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.00 – 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.01 – 1.02 |
| Model 3: Model 2 + gender | ||||||||
| Walkability (better) | 1.56 | 1.43 – 1.70 | 1.97 | 1.82 – 2.12 | 1.01 | 0.93 – 1.10 | 1.01 | 0.93 – 1.10 |
| Age | 1.01 | 1.00 – 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.01 – 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.00 – 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.01 – 1.02 |
| Gender (male) | 1.46 | 1.34 – 1.59 | 1.65 | 1.53 – 1.77 | 1.12 | 1.04 – 1.22 | 1.27 | 1.17 – 1.38 |
| Model 4: Model 3 + education | ||||||||
| Walkability (better) | 1.42 | 1.30 – 1.55 | 1.73 | 1.60 – 1.87 | 1.07 | 0.99 – 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.08 – 1.28 |
| Age | 1.01 | 1.01 – 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 – 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.00 – 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.01 – 1.02 |
| Gender (male) | 1.51 | 1.39 – 1.65 | 1.75 | 1.62 – 1.90 | 1.11 | 1.02 – 1.20 | 1.27 | 1.16 – 1.38 |
| Education (Elementary complete) | 1.21 | 0.96 – 1.54 | 1.39 | 1.11 – 1.74 | 0.94 | 0.73 – 1.22 | 0.91 | 0.70 – 1.18 |
| (Secondary complete) | 1.31 | 1.08 – 1.59 | 1.83 | 1.52 – 2.20 | 0.79 | 0.64 – 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.76 – 1.16 |
| (University graduate) | 2.59 | 2.14 – 3.15 | 4.37 | 3.64 – 5.24 | 0.57 | 0.47 – 0.70 | 0.36 | 0.29 – 0.44 |
| (Postgraduate) | 1.78 | 1.44 – 2.20 | 2.89 | 2.37 – 3.51 | 0.64 | 0.51 – 0.80 | 0.56 | 0.45 – 0.70 |
| Model 5: Model 4 + income | ||||||||
| Walkability (better) | 1.40 | 1.28 – 1.52 | 1.69 | 1.57 – 1.83 | 1.08 | 0.99 – 1.17 | 1.19 | 1.09 – 1.30 |
| Age | 1.01 | 1.00 – 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 – 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.00 – 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.02 – 1.03 |
| Gender (male) | 1.53 | 1.41 – 1.68 | 1.80 | 1.66 – 1.94 | 1.10 | 1.01 – 1.20 | 1.25 | 1.15 – 1.36 |
| Education (Elementary complete) | 1.18 | 0.93 – 1.50 | 1.34 | 1.07 – 1.67 | 0.95 | 0.74 – 1.23 | 0.93 | 0.72 – 1.20 |
| (Secondary complete) | 1.22 | 1.01 – 1.48 | 1.65 | 1.37 – 1.98 | 0.81 | 0.66 – 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.80 – 1.22 |
| (University graduate) | 1.98 | 1.61 – 2.44 | 2.98 | 2.46 – 3.62 | 0.63 | 0.51 – 0.78 | 0.44 | 0.35 – 0.55 |
| (Postgraduate) | 1.51 | 1.22 – 1.87 | 2.28 | 1.86 – 2.79 | 0.68 | 0.54 – 0.85 | 0.64 | 0.51 – 0.80 |
| Per capita income z-score | 1.22 | 1.15 – 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.25 – 1.38 | 0.94 | 0.90 – 0.99 | 0.87 | 0.83 – 0.92 |
Reference category = no physical activity
Bold data are statistically significative