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. 2017 Oct;158:729–736. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.038

Table 4.

Coefficients for the relationship between natural space (total, parks and garden access) with SDQ domain scores, from modelsa stratified by sex or educational attainment.

Hyperactivity problems Emotional problems Peer problems Conduct problems Total difficulties Prosocial behaviour
BOYS
Total (per IQRb increase) 0.03 −0.03 −0.01 0.04 0.03 0.03
Total × Age (per IQR) −0.23 −0.12 0.02 0.17 −0.14 0.01
Total × Age2 (per IQR) 0.03 0.01 0.00 −0.02 0.03 0.00
Parks (per IQR increase) −0.07 −0.03 −0.08** −0.04 −0.22* 0.00
Parks × Age (per IQR) 0.38 −0.22 −0.33 −0.22 −0.39 0.36
Parks × Age2 (per IQR) −0.04 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.04 −0.04
No garden access 0.40 0.11 0.29* 0.34* 1.18* 0.09
No garden access × Age −1.09 0.96 0.47 1.09 1.19 −2.09
No garden access × Age2 0.16 −0.09 −0.04 −0.09 −0.03 0.21
GIRLS
Total (per IQR increase) −0.15* −0.05 −0.08* −0.04 −0.31* 0.14**
Total × Age (per IQR) 0.89 0.59 −0.50 −0.29 0.66 0.00
Total × Age2 (per IQR) −0.09 −0.06 0.05 0.03 −0.07 0.00
Parks (per IQR increase) 0.03 −0.02 0.02 0.00 0.03 0.00
Parks × Age (per IQR) 0.47 0.49 0.00 −0.25 0.72 0.50
Parks × Age2 (per IQR) −0.05 −0.05 0.00 0.02 −0.08 −0.05
No garden access 0.65** 0.13 0.15 0.20 1.13* 0.12
No garden access × Age 1.19 0.32 0.49 −1.06 1.10 −2.04
No garden access × Age2 −0.13 −0.04 −0.04 0.09 −0.13 0.19
LOW EDUCATION HOUSEHOLDS
Total (per IQR increase) −0.04 −0.06 −0.08* −0.01 −0.18 0.06
Total × Age (per IQR) 0.80 0.59 −0.23 0.17 1.33 −0.12
Total × Age2 (per IQR) −0.08 −0.06 0.02 −0.01 −0.13 0.01
Parks (per IQR increase) −0.01 −0.04 −0.02 0.01 −0.06 −0.03
Parks × Age (per IQR) 0.41 0.06 −0.11 −0.18 0.20 0.61
Parks × Age2 (per IQR) −0.05 0.00 0.01 0.02 −0.02 −0.06
No garden access 0.56** 0.11 0.19 0.26* 1.11** 0.09
No garden access × Age −0.90 −0.13 −0.01 0.30 −0.76 −1.89
No garden access × Age2 0.11 0.02 0.01 −0.03 0.11 0.18
HIGH EDUCATION HOUSEHOLDS
Total (per IQR increase) −0.07 −0.02 0.03 0.03 −0.03 0.12*
Total × Age (per IQR) −0.63 −0.36 −0.28 −0.39 −1.68 0.21
Total × Age2 (per IQR) 0.07 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.18 −0.02
Parks (per IQR increase) −0.04 −0.02 −0.05 −0.06 −0.17 0.05
Parks × Age (per IQR) 0.20 0.12 −0.34 −0.39 −0.43 0.15
Parks × Age2 (per IQR) −0.02 −0.01 0.04 0.04 0.04 −0.02
No garden access 0.40 0.09 0.24 0.27 1.00 0.20
No garden access × Age 5.46 5.47* 3.41 1.16 15.81** −3.98
No garden access × Age2 −0.56 −0.55* −0.31 −0.11 −1.56* 0.37
*

0.01≤p < 0.05.

**

0.001≤p < 0.01.

a

Adjusted for age, age2, sex, screen time, household educational attainment, household equivalised income, carer's mental health, and neighbourhood deprivation.

b

Interquartile ranges in percentage points were 16.2 for total and 6.8 for parks.