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. 2016 Sep 14;23(23):23840–23853. doi: 10.1007/s11356-016-7585-1

Table 8.

Associations between health conditions and perception on parks and open space in Scottish adults aged 16–80

Satisfaction (n = 9014, 64.3 %) Neutral (n = 4073, 29.1 %) RRR (95 % CI) Dissatisfaction (n = 933, 6.7 %) RRR (95 % CI)
Speech impairment 21 (50.0 %) 19 (45.2 %) 1.52 (0.77–3.00) 2 (4.8 %) 1.00 (0.23–4.36)
No 2225 (55.4 %) 1549 (38.6 %) 241 (6.0 %)
Chest/breathing problem 377 (51.4 %) 1261 (37.9 %) 1.14 (0.94–1.38) 49 (6.7 %) 1.26 (0.88–1.82)
No 1869 (56.2 %) 3077 (41.9 %) 194 (5.8 %)
Diabetes 2724 (55.8 %) 189 (38.5 %) 0.95 (0.76–1.20) 28 (5.7 %) 1.02 (0.64–1.62)
No 1972 (55.3 %) 1379 (38.7 %) 215 (6.0 %)
Difficulty hearing 159 (48.5 %) 152 (46.3 %) 1.08 (0.82–1.41) 17 (5.2 %) 1.18 (0.68–2.04)
No 2087 (56.0 %) 1416 (38.0 %) 226 (6.1 %)
Difficulty seeing 157 (48.3 %) 146 (44.9 %) 1.30 (0.99–1.70) 22 (6.8 %) 1.41 (0.83–2.37)
No 2089 (56.0 %) 1422 (38.1 %) 221 (5.9 %)
Dyslexia 20 (64.5 %) 10 (32.3 %) 0.97 (0.40–2.40) 1 (3.2 %) 0.43 (0.06–3.28)
No 2226 (55.3 %) 1558 (38.7 %) 242 (6.0 %)
Epilepsy 58 (57.4 %) 35 (34.7 %) 1.19 (0.73–1.94) 8 (7.9 %) 0.89 (0.34–2.28)
No 2188 (55.3 %) 1533 (38.8 %) 235 (5.9 %)
Heart/circulatory problem 749 (54.3 %) 539 (39.1 %) 0.87 (0.74–1.02) 92 (6.7 %) 1.44 (1.05–1.98)
No 1497 (55.9 %) 1029 (38.4 %) 151 (5.6 %)
Learning/behavioural problem 14 (46.7 %) 13 (43.3 %) 1.55 (0.59–4.08) 3 (10.0 %) 1.41 (0.3–6.53)
No 2232 (55.4 %) 1555 (38.6 %) 240 (6.0 %)
Mental health problem 263 (59.4 %) 136 (30.7 %) 1.07 (0.82–1.41) 44 (9.9 %) 1.24 (0.81–1.90)
No 1983 (54.9 %) 1432 (39.6 %) 199 (5.5 %)
Disability: arms, hands 258 (54.0 %) 182 (38.1 %) 1.07 (0.84–1.34) 38 (8.0 %) 1.47 (0.98–2.22)
No 1988 (55.6 %) 1386 (38.7 %) 205 (5.7 %)
Disability: legs, feet 554 (59.9 %) 490 (44.1 %) 1.30 (1.10–1.53) 67 (6.0 %) 1.23 (0.89–1.71)
No 1692 (57.4 %) 1078 (36.6 %) 176 (6.0 %)
Disability: neck, back 384 (53.7 %) 288 (40.3 %) 1.21 (1.00–1.47) 43 (6.0 %) 1.07 (0.74–1.56)
No 1862 (55.7 %) 1280 (38.3 %) 200 (6.0 %)
Severe disfigurement, skin condition or allergies 42 (53.9 %) 29 (37.2 %) 1.11 (0.66–1.87) 7 (9.0 %) 1.63 (0.71–3.73)
No 2204 (55.4 %) 1539 (38.7 %) 236 (5.9 %)
Severe stomach, liver, kidney or digestive problems 173 (51.6 %) 132 (39.4 %) 1.20 (0.92–1.58) 30 (9.0 %) 1.71 (1.09–2.67)
No 2073 (55.7 %) 1436 (38.6 %) 213 (5.7 %)
Some other progressive disability or illness 127 (53.1 %) 98 (41.0 %) 1.19 (0.87–1.63) 14 (5.9 %) 0.68 (0.32–1.43)
No 2119 (55.5 %) 1470 (38.5 %) 229 (6.0 %)
Some other health problem or disability 300 (57.3 %) 195 (37.2 %) 0.90 (0.73–1.12) 29 (5.5 %) 0.79 (0.51–1.23)
No 1946 (55.1 %) 1373 (38.9 %) 214 (6.1 %)
Arthritis 628 (53.0 %) 474 (40.0 %) 0.93 (0.79–1.10) 84 (7.1 %) 1.34 (0.97–1.85)
No 1618 (56.4 %) 1094 (38.1 %) 159 (5.5 %)

Adjusted for age and sex and ever harassment