Table 2.
Univariate analysis of contextual variables by perceived neighbourhood scale: percentages, means and SD
| Contextual variables | Neighbourhood extension 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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| Connectivity‡ | ||||||
| 0 to 3 | 39.91 | 40.91 | 41.87 | 40.37 | 1.00 | |
| 4 | 23.92 | 23.42 | 36.11 | 25.28 | 1.04 (0.83 to 1.30) | 0.760 |
| 5 to 9 | 37.17 | 35.63 | 22.02 | 34.34 | 0.85 (0.70 to 1.04) | 0.120 |
| Mean (SD) | OR (95% CI)† | P values | ||||
| Aesthetic quality domain | 2.96 (0.03) | 3.07 (0.04) | 3.06 (0.07) | 3.09 (0.04) | 1.23 (1.03 to 1.46) | 0.020 |
| Walking environment domain | 3.20 (0.01) | 3.24 (0.02) | 3.27 (0.02) | 3.28 (0.02) | 3.37 (2.09 to 5.44) | <0.001 |
| Violence scale domain | 1.90 (0.02) | 1.95 (0.03) | 1.89 (0.05) | 2.00 (0.04) | 1.20 (1.03 to 1.40) | 0.020 |
| Safety scale domain | 2.96 (0.03) | 2.93 (0.05) | 2.89 (0.09) | 2.86 (0.05) | 0.92 (0.79 to 1.08) | 0.190 |
| Population density (per square kilometre) | 12 487.35 (791.26) | 11 740.34 (704.83) | 12 274.31 (740.63) | 12 627.22 (865.05) | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) | 0.650 |
*(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.
‡Zero indicates poorly connected streets and nine indicates heavily connected streets.