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. 2019 Sep 12;60(4):651–660. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnz093

Table 3.

Multilevel Model Results: Walking for Leisure and Walking for Purpose

Walking for leisure Walking for purpose
Variable β (SE) β (SE)
Sidewalk characteristics
 Intercept 70.40 (39.5) 23.84 (40.5)
 Age 0.65 (0.48) −0.25 (0.52)
 Education −0.87 (1.6) −3.05 (1.8)
 Sex −8.93 (6.7) 11.12 (7.2)
 Income −2.08 (0.47) 1.44 (3.1)
 Lower body function 8.16 (0.89)**** 3.98 (0.96)****
 Lag −0.01 (0.11) 0.13 (0.12)
 Sidewalk Characteristics 1.81 (0.60)* 1.47 (0.64)*
Neighborhood land-use
 Single family detached
  Intercept 54.18 (38.6) 49.97 (41.4)
  Age 0.62 (0.48) −0.24 (0.52)
  Education −0.94 (1.6) −3.04 (1.8)
  Sex −8.71 (6.7) 10.82 (7.2)
  Income −1.82 (2.9) 1.30 (3.1)
  Lower body function 8.14 (0.89)**** 3.90 (0.96)
  Lag 0.01 (0.11) 0.13 (0.12)
  Single family detached −10.52 (5.9) −17.51 (7.4)*
 Multifamily
  Intercept 63.32 (37.6) 30.42 (40.4)
  Age 0.64 (0.48) −0.22 (0.52)
  Education −0.82 (1.6) −2.97 (1.8)
  Sex −8.85 (6.7) 10.63 (7.2)
  Income −2.16 (2.9) 1.35 (3.1)
  Lower body function 8.13 (0.89) 3.91 (0.96)***
  Lag 0.01 (0.11) 0.13 (0.12)
  Multifamily −0.69 (1.9) 11.0 (4.6)*
 Commercial businesses
  Intercept 59.98 (37.9) 32.69 (40.7)
  Age 0.62 (0.48) −0.27 (0.52)
  Education −0.89 (1.6) −2.93 (1.8)
  Sex −8.86 (6.7) 11.33 (7.2)
  Income −2.35 (2.9) 1.59 (3.1)
  Lower body function 8.11 (0.90) 3.96 (0.96)****
  Lag 0.03 (0.12) 0.14 (0.12)
  Commercial businesses −6.31 (6.6) 6.40 (2.9)*
 Parking lots
  Intercept 64.32 (37.8) 28.81 (40.5)
  Age 0.64 (0.48) −0.26 (0.52)
  Education −0.83 (1.6) −3.04 (1.8)
  Sex −8.87 (6.7) 11.12 (7.2)
  Income −2.1 (2.9) 1.90 (3.1)
  Lower body function 8.14 (0.90)**** 4.02 (0.96)
  Lag 0.001 (0.11) 0.12 (0.12)
  Parking lots 1.24 (4.0) 12.6 (5.8)*
Neighborhood aesthetics
 Gardens/flowers
  Intercept 70.25 (37.92) 37.27 (40.7)
  Age 0.64 (0.48) −0.28 (0.52)
  Education −0.90 (1.65) −2.99 (1.7)*
  Sex −9.10 (6.74) 11.35 (7.23)
  Income −2.44 (2.88) 1.41 (3.1)
  Lower body function 8.16 (0.89)*** 3.93 (0.96)***
  Lag 0.01 (0.11) 0.15 (0.12)
  Gardens/flowers 9.47 (4.4)* −1.36 (5.0)
 Garbage
  Intercept −1.36 (0.48) −1.46 (0.50)
  Age −0.01 (0.01) 0.001 (0.01)
  Education 0.03 (0.02) 0.05 (0.02)
  Sex 0.06 (0.09) 0.25 (0.09)
  Income 0.02 (0.04) 0.06 (0.04)
  Lower body function 0.16 (0.01)*** 0.07 (0.01)***
  Lag 0.001 (0.0001) 0.001 (0.001)
  Garbage −0.02 (0.12) 0.05 (0.12)

*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001. ****p < .0001.