Table 2.

Logistic regression modeling characteristics associated with ever having visited the nearest community park, excluding and including perceived safety

	Ever Visit Park N = 2209 Model 1 (without perceived safety) Odds Ratio (95% CI)	Ever Visit Park N = 2187 Model 2 Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Gender
Male*
Female	0.86 (0.74, 1.00)	0.91 (0.76, 1.10)
Age Group
18 to 24	0.65+++ (0.53, 0.81)	0.61+++ (0.47, 0.79)
25 to 46*
47+	0.53+++ (0.45, 0.63)	0.60+++ (0.49, 0.73)
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White
Hispanic	1.00 (0.78, 1.29)	0.98 (0.74, 1.30)
African American	1.92+++ (1.55, 2.37)	1.5++ (1.15, 1.95)
Other	1.07 (0.78, 1.47)	1.23 (0.83, 1.81)
BMI
Normal or Below	1.30++ (1.11, 1.52)	1.34++ (1.11, 1.63)
Overweight/Obese*
Perceived Health
Excellent	0.91 (0.74, 1.11)	0.81 (0.63, 1.03)
Very Good*
Good	1.10 (0.92, 1.32)	1.08 (0.87, 1.34)
Fair/Poor	1.00 (0.78, 1.28)	1.12 (0.85, 1.57)
Residence Distance from Park
≤ .25 mi*
> .25 to .5 mi	0.60+++ (0.52, 0.70)	0.74+++ (0.62, 0.88)
Perceived Park Safety
Very Safe/Safe		4.61+++ (3.50, 6.07)
Not safe/Not Safe at All*
Incivilities Score	0.93+ (0.87, 0.99)	0.99 (0.91, 1.08)
City
Albuquerque, NM	3.90+++ (2.80, 5.43)	1.02 (0.68, 1.54)
Chapel Hill, NC	1.82+++ (1.36, 2.44)	0.94 (0.65, 1.36)
Columbus, OH	0.78 (0.60, 1.00)	0.55+++ (0.40, 0.76)
Philadelphia, PA*
Facilities
3 or fewer	0.31+++ (0.22, 0.42)	0.39+++ (0.27, 0.56)
4 or 5	0.40+++ (0.31, 0.51)	0.52+++ (0.38, 0.70)
More than 5*
Indoor Recreation Area	0.77+ (0.62, 0.95)	0.65++ (0.50, 0.83)
Organized Activities Observed	1.02+++ (1.01, 1.03)	1.01+ (1.00, 1.02)
Model Statistics:
Wald chi-square	381.63	383.03
p	< .0001	< .0001
Concordance Statistic	0.70	0.70

^*Reference Group

⁺p < .05

⁺⁺p < .01

⁺⁺⁺p < 0.001