Table 4.
Logistic regression of park use, by individual and park characteristics, N = 2368
| Usual park activities include sports Odds ratio (95% CI) |
Usual park activities include walking; no sports Odds ratio (95% CI) |
Usual park activities are sedentary; no walking or sports Odds ratio (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male* | |||
| Female | 0.50+++ (0.401, 0.61) |
2.01+++ (1.64, 2.47) |
1.59+++ (1.31, 1.94) |
| Age Group | |||
| 18 to 24 | 1.68+++ (1.26, 2.23) |
0.60+++ (0.45, 0.80) |
0.63++ (0.47, 0.84) |
| 25 to 46* | |||
| 47+ | 0.54+++ (0.43, 0.68) |
1.85+++ (1.47, 2.33) |
0.74++ (0.59, 0.92) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | |||
| Hispanic | 0.84 (0.61, 1.17) |
1.19 (0.85, 1.64) |
1.43+ (1.06, 1.93) |
| African American | 1.6+++ (1.23, 2.08) |
0.63+++ (0.48, 0.81) |
1.10 (0.85, 1.43) |
| Other | 0.78 (0.52, 1.15) |
1.29 (0.87, 1.91) |
1.12 (0.77, 1.64) |
| BMI | |||
| Normal or below | 0.95 (0.77, 1.17) |
1.06 (0.86, 1.30) |
0.96 (0.79, 1.18) |
| Overweight/Obese* | |||
| Perceived Health | |||
| Excellent | 1.37+ (1.05, 1.79) |
0.73+ (0.56, 0.95) |
0.83 (0.64, 1.10) |
| Very Good* | |||
| Good | 0.84 (0.67, 1.07) |
1.18 (0.94, 1.50) |
1.16 (0.92, 1.46) |
| Fair/Poor | 0.49+++ (0.34, 0.71) |
2.03+++ (1.40, 2.95) |
1.94+++ (1.41, 2.67) |
| Residence Distance from Park | |||
| ≤ 0.25 mi* | |||
| 0.26 to 0.50 mi | 1.20 (0.99, 1.46) |
0.83 (0.69, 1.01) |
1.04 (0.86, 1.26) |
| Perceived Park Safety | |||
| Very Safe/Safe | 1.08 (0.70, 1.67) |
0.93 (0.60, 1.44) |
1.0 (0.66, 1.49) |
| Not Safe/Not Safe at All* | |||
| City | |||
| ABQ, NM | 1.01 (0.68, 1.51) |
0.99 (0.67, 1.47) |
0.71 (0.48, 1.05) |
| Chapel Hill, NC | 0.79 (0.56, 1.11) |
1.27 (0.90, 1.79) |
0.52+++ (0.37, 0.74) |
| Columbus, OH | 1.06 (0.76, 1.47) |
0.95 (0.68, 1.31) |
0.76 (0.55, 1.06) |
| Philadelphia, PA* | |||
| Facilities | |||
| 3 or fewer | 0.67+ (0.45, 0.99) |
1.50+ (1.02, 2.21) |
1.33 (0.91, 1.94) |
| 4 or 5 | 0.76 (0.57, 1.02) |
1.31 (0.98, 1.76) |
1.19 (0.88,1.60) |
| More than 5* | |||
| Indoor Recreation Area | 1.08 (0.83, 1.40) |
0.93 (0.71, 1.20) |
0.95 (0.73, 1.24) |
| Organized Activities Observed | 1.02+++ (1.01, 1.03) |
0.98+++ (0.97, 0.99) |
0.99 (0.99, 1.00) |
| Model Statistics: | |||
| Concordance Statistic | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.64 |
Reference group
p < .05
p < .01
p < 0.001