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. 2017 Apr 10;17:82. doi: 10.1186/s12877-017-0469-5

Table 3.

Estimates from linear regression analyses for physical activity volume [total activity counts (TAC, number/day)a and steps (number/day)]

Predictor TAC (n/day) Steps (n/day)
Crude Adjusted Crude Adjusted
Model 2c Model 3d Model 4c Model 5e
(n = 141)b (n = 141)b fit on a line (n = 131) (n = 141)b (n = 141) (n = 138)
β (95% CI) P β (95% CI) P β (95% CI) P β (95% CI) P β (95% CI) P β (95% CI) P
Street Smart Walk Score (10-point change) 1.01 (0.97, 1.05) 0.546 1.02 (0.99, 1.07) 0.221 1.00 (0.96, 1.04) 0.991 51 (−148, 250) 0.612 102 (−93, 297) 0.304 −23 (−207, 160) 0.801
Women 0.98 (0.8, 1.21) 0.876 0.98 (0.8, 1.19) 0.816 0.90 (0.74, 1.10) 0.308 61 (−978, 1101) 0.907 31 (−975, 1038) 0.951 −347 (−1309, 616) 0.478
Age (10-year change) 0.74 (0.63, 0.87)* <0.001 0.73 (0.62, 0.85)* <0.001 0.81 (0.70, 0.95)* 0.011 1298 (−2091,−505)* 0.002 1362 (−2168,−557)* 0.001 903 (−1642,−164)* 0.017
Vehicle available 0.86 (0.71, 1.06) 0.156 - - 0.94 (0.79, 1.12) 0.495 −695 (−1687, 297) 0.168 - - −293 (−1150, 565) 0.500
Aestheticsf 1.23 (1.07, 1.42)* 0.004 - - 1.08 (0.94, 1.23) 0.272 879 (178, 1580)* 0.014 - - 233 (−415, 881) 0.478
Crimeg 1.11 (0.96, 1.28) 0.173 - - 1.07 (0.95, 1.22) 0.272 - - - - - -
Body mass index (kg/m2) 0.96 (0.94, 0.97)* <0.001 - - 0.97 (0.96, 0.99)* 0.004 234 (−316,−152)* <0.001 - - 162 (−245,−79)* <0.001
Comorbiditiesh 0.92 (0.87, 0.96)* <0.001 - - 0.97 (0.92, 1.02) 0.180 399 (−625,−173)* 0.001 - - −120 (−336, 97) 0.276
Gait speed (m/s)i 2.79 (1.94, 4.02)* <0.001 - - 1.40 (0.90, 2.18) 0.140 4816 (2997, 6635)* <0.001 - - 1738 (−397, 3873) 0.110
Very much like to walkj 1.67 (1.37, 2.04)* <0.001 - - 1.32 (1.07, 1.63)* 0.010 2495 (1519, 3471)* <0.001 - - 1342 (337, 2346)* 0.009
Ambulatory Confidencek 1.13 (1.06, 1.19)* <0.001 - - 1.01 (0.95, 1.09) 0.690 546 (259, 834)* <0.001 - - 98 (223, 418) 0.547

aTAC (number/day) presented as exponentiated regression coefficients

bnvehicle available = 140; naesthetics = 140; ntraffic hazards = 135; ncomorbidities = 139

cAdjusted for Street Smart Walk Score, gender, age

dAdjusted for all predictor variables listed in this table

eAdjusted for all predictor variables listed in this table with the exception of crime, since crime was not associated with steps (n/day) at p ≤ 0.2 in bivariate analyses

f Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Scale—abbreviated (NEWS-A) Subscale F: Aesthetics (four-point scale); reverse coded so that higher score indicates better walkability

gNEWS-A Subscale H: Crime (four-point scale); reverse coded so that higher score indicates better walkability

hTotal number; measured with the Functional Comorbidity Index

iAssessed as part of the 4-m walk (usual pace) component of the Short Physical Performance Battery

jVery much like to walk (5 on a 5-point scale) vs. less than very much liking to walk (1–4 on a 5-point scale)

kAssessed by the Ambulatory Self-Confidence Questionnaire

*p < 0.05