Table 4.
Estimates from linear regression analyses for physical activity intensity [light physical activity (minutes/day) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA, minutes/day)a]
| Light physical activity (min/day) | MVPA (min/day) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictor | Crude | Adjusted | Crude | Adjusted | ||||||||
| Model 2c | Model 3d | Model 4c | Model 5e | |||||||||
| (n = 141)b | (n = 141) | (n = 134) | (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) | −3.48 (−8.69, 1.73) | 0.189 | −2.73 (−7.80, 2.33) | 0.288 | −5.22 (−10.83, 0.39) | 0.068 | 1.04 (0.95, 1.15) | 0.395 | 1.07 (0.97, 1.18) | 0.164 | 1.00 (0.92, 1.09) | 0.950 |
| Women | 40.93 (14.48, 67.38)* | 0.003 | 40.55 (14.44, 66.66)* | 0.003 | 34.09 (5.67, 62. 50)* | 0.019 | 0.70 (0.42, 1.17) | 0.175 | 0.69 (0.42, 1.13) | 0.144 | 0.53 (0.34, 0.84)* | 0.007 |
| Age (10-year change) | −22.97 (−44.24,−1.71)* | 0.034 | −20.72 (−41.61, 0.18) | 0.052 | −6.20 (−29.20, 16.81) | 0.595 | 0.54 (0.36, 0.79)* | 0.002 | 0.51 (0.34, 0.76)* | 0.001 | 0.66 (0.47, 0.93)* | 0.019 |
| Vehicle available | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.61 (0.37, 0.99)* | 0.045 | - | - | 0.71 (0.48, 1.06) | 0.097 |
| Aestheticsf | 19.58 (1.00, 38.15)* | 0.039 | - | - | 6.26 (−13.03, 25.55) | 0.522 | 1.56 (1.10, 2.20)* | 0.012 | - | - | 1.18 (0.87, 1.60) | 0.275 |
| Traffic hazardsg | 17.82 (−5.43, 41.07) | 0.132 | - | - | 11.33 (−10.79, 33.45) | 0.313 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | −3.59 (−5.90,−1.28)* | 0.003 | - | - | −2.97 (−5.38,−0.57)* | 0.016 | 0.89 (0.85, 0.93)* | <0.001 | - | - | 0.93 (0.89, 0.97)* | <0.001 |
| Comorbiditiesh | −6.44 (−12.55,−0.34)* | 0.039 | - | - | −1.97 (−8.46, 4.52) | 0.549 | 0.80 (0.71, 0.89)* | <0.001 | - | - | 0.92 (0.83, 1.02) | 0.108 |
| Gait speed (m/s)i | 101.82 (52.37, 151.27)* | <0.001 | - | - | 59.43 (−2.77, 121.63) | 0.061 | 11.97 (4.91, 29.17)* | <0.001 | - | - | 2.93 (1.08, 7.98)* | 0.035 |
| Very much like to walkj | 36.86 (9.63, 64.08)* | 0.008 | - | - | 10.59 (−19.24, 40.43) | 0.483 | 3.57 (2.21, 5.76)* | <0.001 | - | - | 2.00 (1.25, 3.21)* | 0.004 |
| Ambulatory confidencek | 6.83 (−1.02, 14.69) | 0.088 | - | - | 0.78 (−8.74, 10.31) | 0.871 | 1.33 (1.16, 1.53)* | <0.001 | - | - | 1.02 (0.87, 1.18) | 0.844 |
aMVPA (min/day) presented as exponentiated regression coefficients
bnvehicle available = 140; naesthetics = 140; ntraffic hazards = 135; ncomorbidities = 139
cadjusted for Street Smart Walk Score, gender, and age
dadjusted for all variables listed in this table with the exception of vehicle availability, since vehicle availability was not associated with time spent in light physical activity (min/day) at p ≤ 0.2 in bivariate analyses
eadjusted for all variables listed in this table with the exception of traffic, since traffic was not associated with time spent in MVPA (min/day) at p ≤ 0.2 in bivariate analyses
fNEWS-A (Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Scale—abbreviated) Subscale F: Aesthetics (four-point scale)
gNEWS-A Subscale G: Traffic hazards (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