Table 1.
Univariate analysis of individual variables by perceived neighbourhood scale: percentages, means and SD
| Individual variables | Perceived neighbourhood scale (1–4 and %)* | OR (95% CI)† | P values | |||
| 1 (57.8%) |
2 (23.3%) |
3 (7.4%) |
4 (11.5%) |
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| Gender (female) | 56.4 | 51.0 | 45.9 | 45.9 | 0.70 (0.58 to 0.83) | <0.001 |
| Employment state (working) | 62.0 | 65.6 | 69 | 73.3 | 1.36 (1.14 to 1.61) | <0.001 |
| Presence of child younger than 10 years (yes) | 33.1 | 31.5 | 30.6 | 33.0 | 0.95 (0.82 to 1.11) | 0.540 |
| Number of relatives and friends living in the same neighbourhood (almost all) | 2.92 | 7.07 | 7.83 | 13.03 | 6.30 (4.00 to 9.92) | <0.001 |
| Recognises most of the people passing by the door of his/her house (yes) | 8.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 21.3 | 5.55 (3.04 to 10.11) | <0.001 |
| Mean (SD) | OR (95% CI)† | P values | ||||
| Age (years) | 44.7 (0.35) | 44.9 (0.57) | 41.1 (0.92) | 43.2 (0.74) | 0.99 (0.99 to 1.00) | 0.060 |
| Socioeconomic position (NEI)‡ | 586.8 (4.06) | 601.6 (6.6) | 582.8 (11.4) | 601.4 (0.0) | 1.13 (1.04 to 1.23) | <0.001 |
| Time of residence in the same neighbourhood (years) | 14.8 (0.26) | 16.8 (0.44) | 16.2 (0.71) | 16.6 (0.60) | 1.01 (1.01 to 1.02) | <0.001 |
*(1) up to the block or street you live on; (2) within five blocks; (3) within 10 blocks; and (4) more than 10 blocks away.
†Estimated by a multilevel ordinal logistic regression model, with reference category being the smaller neighbourhood.
‡OR calculated based on an increase of 200 NEI points.
NEI, National Economic Index.