Table 4.
Multivariate Associations Between Age and Park Use and PA Among Neighborhood Residents
| No. of visits to parks in last 7 days (n = 1,950) | Typical duration of park visit (min; n = 1,374) | |
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Mean [95% CI] | Mean [95% CI] |
| Individual | ||
| intercept | 0.78 [−0.97, 2.54] | 93.0 [33.7, 152.3]** |
| females having children <18 years old (vs. male) | −0.83 [−1.52, −0.13]* | −33.0 [−52.0, −14.0]*** |
| females not having children <18 years old (vs. male) | −0.96 [−1.52, −0.41]** | −27.5 [−44.1, −11.0]** |
| age × males | −0.014 [−0.023, −0.005]** | −0.8 [−1.0, −0.5]*** |
| age × females not having children <18 years old (vs. age × males) | 0.009 [−0.003, 0.021] | 0.4 [0.0, 0.7]* |
| age × females having children <18 years old (vs. age × males) | 0.019 [0.002, 0.036]* | 0.6 [0.1, 1.1]* |
| Black vs. Whites/others | 0.08 [−0.25, 0.40] | 8.8 [−0.7, 18.3] |
| Latino vs. Whites/others | −0.30 [−0.56, −0.05]* | −4.7 [−11.9, 2.6] |
| High School graduate (vs. <HS) | 0.04 [−0.16, 0.23] | 1.1 [−4.7, 6.9] |
| some college (vs. <HS) | 0.31 [0.07, 0.56]* | −1.3 [−8.3, 5.7] |
| college graduate (vs. <HS) | 0.35 [0.08, 0.62]* | −7.3 [−15.0, 0.4] |
| obese (BMI > 30) | 0.07 [−0.13, 0.26] | 3.9 [−1.8, 9.5] |
| fair or poor health status | 0.36 [0.15, 0.57]*** | 2.3 [−4.0, 8.6] |
| lives 0–¼ mile from park (vs. >½ mile) | 0.74 [0.57, 0.92]*** | −3.8 [−9.0, 1.4] |
| lives ¼–½ mile from park (vs. >½ mile) | 0.29 [0.11, 0.47]** | 2.2 [−3.3, 7.6] |
| perceives park as safe | 0.29 [0.11, 0.48]** | 9.8 [3.6, 15.9]** |
| screen time (12 hr) vs. 0–60 min | 0.17 [−0.12, 0.45] | −1.8 [−10.0, 6.4] |
| screen time (2–4 hr) vs. 0–60 min | 0.06 [−0.21, 0.33] | 1.8 [−6.2, 9.8] |
| screen time (4+ hr) vs. 0–60 min | 0.21 [−0.08, 0.50] | 3.8 [−4.7, 12.4] |
| currently works full time | −0.13 [−0.30, 0.04] | 1.4 [−3.6, 6.3] |
| currently works part time | 0.42 [0.20, 0.64]*** | −0.7 [−6.8, 5.4] |
| Park | ||
| acres | 0.03 [0.00, 0.05]* | 0.0 [−0.8, 0.9] |
| observed number of park users | 0.00 [0.00, 0.01] | 0.3 [0.1, 0.5]** |
| %male park users | 0.00 [−0.02, 0.02] | 0.2 [−0.6, 1.0] |
| number of organized activity sessions | 0.00 [−0.02, 0.01] | −0.2 [−0.7, 0.2] |
| Neighborhood | ||
| number of total crimes 6 months after start of baseline observation | 0.00 [0.00, 0.00] | 0.0 [−0.1, 0.0] |
| %households in poverty within 1 mile | 0.00 [−0.02, 0.02] | −0.2 [−0.7, 0.4] |
| pop. within 1 mile | 0.01 [−0.07, 0.10] | −0.3 [−3.4, 2.8] |
Note. Boldface indicates statistical significance. BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; HS = high school.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.