Table 4.

Association between neighbourhood environment factors and BMI using binary logistic regression across gender-related variances when sociodemographic and SES factors were adjusted *.

Neighbourhood Environment Variables	Male				Female
	Sig. p-Value	Odds Ratio (OR)	95% CI for Exp (B)		Sig. p-Value	Odds Ratio (OR)	95% CI for Exp (B)
			Lower	Upper			Lower	Upper
1. Residential density.	0.092	9.13	0.70	120.02	0.011	4.77	1.44	15.82
2. Access to commercial places.	0.295	5.62	0.22	141.87	0.110	0.28	0.06	1.34
3. Access to public transport.	0.022	0.02	0.001	0.56	0.317	0.54	0.16	1.80
4. Presence of pavements.	0.118	43.76	0.38	4997.11	0.869	0.86	0.15	5.01
5. Presence of cycle lanes.	0.139	0.04	0.00	2.82	0.445	0.54	0.11	2.62
6. Access to recreational facilities.	0.044	0.03	0.001	0.913	0.935	0.95	0.25	3.66
7. Crime/safety at night.	0.030	27.76	1.37	562.20	0.009	5.90	1.54	22.51
8. Traffic safety.	0.948	0.93	0.09	9.33	0.494	1.57	0.43	5.77
9. See people as being active.	0.521	2.28	0.184	28.29	0.151	0.40	0.11	1.40
10. Presence of beautiful things ‘Aesthetics’.	0.007	0.001	0.000	0.12	0.003	0.01	0.00	0.24
11. Household vehicle ownership.	0.538	0.47	0.042	5.21	0.580	0.72	0.22	2.34
12. Connectivity of streets.	0.008	44.29	2.69	729.63	0.004	5.75	1.73	19.08
13. Maintenance of pavements.	0.383	5.249	0.127	216.23	0.677	0.68	0.12	4.24
14. Maintenance of cycle lanes.	0.304	0.13	0.003	6.48	0.455	0.54	0.10	2.75
15. Traffic safety for cyclists.	0.056	0.02	0.001	1.10	0.585	1.43	0.40	5.20
16. Crime/safety during the day.	0.012	204.94	3.15	13,336.90	0.095	2.97	0.83	10.64
17. Public places and walkable destinations.	0.985	0.97	0.048	19.86	0.513	0.61	0.14	2.72

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval. The OR was calculated for all variables with 95% confidence intervals. * Adjusted for, gender, age, duration of residence in Benghazi, marital status, level of education, occupation and income.