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. 2018 Feb 9;15(2):301. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15020301

Table 3.

Association between neighbourhood environment factors and BMI using binary logistic regression when sociodemographic and SES factors were adjusted *.

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)
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.