Table 3.
Neighbourhood Environment Variables | The Response Options | Responses of Non-Obese Participants BMI < 25.00 N (%) | Responses of Obese Participants BMI ≥ 25.00 N (%) | Total Participants N (%) | Sig. | Exp (B) | 95% CI for Exp (B) | |
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Lower | Upper | |||||||
1. Residential density. | Low | 46 (47) | 47 (15.5) | 93 (23.2) | 0.006 | 3.33 | 1.41 | 7.87 |
High | 52 (53) | 256 (84.5) | 308 (76.8) | |||||
2. Access to commercial places. | Agree | 20 (20.4) | 102 (33.7) | 122 (30.4) | 0.269 | 0.55 | 0.19 | 1.60 |
Disagree | 78 (79.6) | 201 (66.3) | 279 (69.6) | |||||
3. Access to public transport. | Agree | 17 (17.3) | 112 (37) | 129 (32.2) | 0.040 | 0.38 | 0.15 | 0.96 |
Disagree | 81 (82.7) | 191 (63) | 272 (67.8) | |||||
4. Presence of pavements. | Agree | 35 (35.7) | 86 (28.4) | 121 (30.2) | 0.599 | 1.37 | 0.42 | 4.45 |
Disagree | 63 (64.3) | 217 (71.6) | 280 (69.8) | |||||
5. Presence of cycle lanes. | Agree | 40 (40.8) | 198 (65.3) | 238 (59.4) | 0.118 | 0.40 | 0.13 | 1.26 |
Disagree | 58 (59.2) | 105 (34.7) | 163 (40.6) | |||||
6. Access to recreational facilities. | Agree | 20 (20.4) | 92 (30.4) | 112 (27.9) | 0.453 | 0.69 | 0.26 | 1.81 |
Disagree | 78 (79.6) | 211 (69.6) | 289 (72.1) | |||||
7. Crime/safety at night. | Agree | 50 (51) | 48 (15.8) | 98 (24.4) | 0.004 | 3.90 | 1.56 | 9.78 |
Disagree | 48 (49) | 255 (84.2) | 303 (75.6) | |||||
8. Traffic safety. | Agree | 52 (53) | 96 (31.7) | 148 (36.9) | 0.211 | 1.71 | 0.74 | 3.93 |
Disagree | 46 (47) | 207 (68.3) | 253 (63.1) | |||||
9. See people as being active. | Agree | 40 (40.8) | 92 (30.4) | 132 (32.9) | 0.894 | 0.95 | 0.42 | 2.15 |
Disagree | 58 (59.2) | 211 (69.6) | 269 (67.1) | |||||
10. Presence of beautiful things ‘Aesthetics’. | Agree | 8 (7) | 123 (41) | 131 (32.7) | 0.000 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.28 |
Disagree | 91 (93) | 179 (59) | 270 (67.3) | |||||
11. Household vehicle ownership. | Agree | 40 (40.8) | 78 (25.7) | 118 (29.4) | 0.869 | 0.93 | 0.40 | 2.19 |
Disagree | 58 (59.2) | 225 (74.3) | 283 (70.6) | |||||
12. Connectivity of streets. | Agree | 55 (56) | 82 (27) | 137 (34.2) | 0.000 | 5.13 | 2.25 | 11.70 |
Disagree | 43 (44) | 221 (73) | 264 (65.8) | |||||
13. Maintenance of pavements. | Agree | 31 (31.6) | 88 (29) | 119 (29.7) | 0.576 | 1.43 | 0.41 | 4.98 |
Disagree | 67 (68.4) | 215 (71) | 282 (70.3) | |||||
14. Maintenance of cycle lanes. | Agree | 36 (36.7) | 169 (55.7) | 205 (51.1) | 0.742 | 0.82 | 0.25 | 2.66 |
Disagree | 62 (63.3) | 134 (44.3) | 196 (48.9) | |||||
15. Traffic safety for cyclists. | Agree | 51 (52) | 87 (28.7) | 138 (34.4) | 0.658 | 0.82 | 0.34 | 1.98 |
Disagree | 47 (48) | 216 (71.3) | 263 (65.6) | |||||
16. Crime/safety during the day. | Agree | 55 (56.1) | 59 (19.5) | 114 (28.4) | 0.004 | 3.88 | 1.52 | 9.89 |
Disagree | 43 (43.9) | 244 (80.5) | 287 (71.6) | |||||
17. Public places and walkable destinations. | Agree | 23 (23.5) | 119 (39.3) | 142 (35.4) | 0.856 | 0.91 | 0.32 | 2.61 |
Disagree | 75 (76.5) | 184 (60.7) | 259 (64.6) |
OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. The OR was calculated for all variables with 95% confidence intervals. * Adjusted for, gender, age, marital status, level of education, occupation and income.