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. 2017 May 1;10(3):330–339.

Table 2.

Pearson correlations (r) between environmental variables and fitness and behavioral outcomes for males (n=234)

sidewalks in the neighborhood Traffic crime during the day Crime at night seeing others in the neighborhood exercise apartment provides me with PA resources others are active in my apartment complex # of resources at apartment complex
Fitness Outcomes
 BMI (kg/m2) 0.01 −0.06 0.03 −0.06 −0.05 0.04 0.06 0.02
 % Body fat −0.02 −0.01 0.07 −0.05 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.02
 VO2 max (ml/kg/min) 0.04 0.07 0.09 0.04 0.06 −0.05 −0.1 −0.03
 Curl ups −0.05 0.04 0.04 0.06 −0.07 −0.05 0.15* −0.16*
 Push ups 0.08 0.04 0.05 −0.06 0.13* 0.01 0.01 0.02
 Total Cholesterol −0.06 0.18 −0.02 0.04 −0.19** 0.1 0.19* 0.22*
 FPG 0.17 −0.08 −0.09 −0.02 0.03 −0.07 0.1 0.06
Behavioral Outcomes
 Moderate PA (min/wk) 0.06 −0.04 −0.05 0.02 0.12* 0.01 0.07 0.05
 Vigorous PA (min/wk) 0.01 −0.02 0.01 0.05 −0.01 0.1 0.07 0.03
 AT trips/week −0.08 0.1 −0.06 0.01 0.21** −0.16* −0.03 −0.32***
 Sit time weekday (hours) 0.01 0.02 −0.1 0.15* −0.05 −0.11 −0.07 0.04
 Sit time weekend (hours) −0.04 0.06 −0.18 ** 0.13* −0.01 −0.17* −0.1 −0.07

Note: PA: Physical activity, AT: active travel, BMI: Body Mass Index,

*

p<.05,

**

p<.01,

***

p<.001