Table 4.
Associations between the availability of destinations and walking for transport (n = 1746)
| Within a 20-min walk from homea | Within a 10-min walk from homea | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR | 95% CIb | Adj. ORc | 95% CIb | Crude OR | 95% CIb | Adj. ORc | 95% CIb | |
| Commercial destinations | ||||||||
| Bakery | 2.62 | 1.86–3.69 | 1.95 | 1.30–2.91 | 2.44 | 1.72–3.47 | 1.87 | 1.28–2.74 |
| Small grocery store | 1.96 | 1.41–2.71 | 1.55 | 1.09–2.20 | 1.73 | 1.18–2.54 | 1.43 | 0.95–2.14 |
| Supermarket | 2.00 | 1.44–2.77 | 1.45 | 0.99–2.11 | 2.19 | 1.45–3.29 | 1.66 | 1.07–2.56 |
| Drugstore | 2.19 | 1.50–3.20 | 1.65 | 1.10–2.49 | 3.17 | 1.59–6.30 | 2.45 | 1.21–4.98 |
| Small stores | 2.68 | 1.89–3.79 | 2.21 | 1.51–3.22 | 2.89 | 1.65–5.05 | 2.25 | 1.26–4.01 |
| Service providers | ||||||||
| Post office | 2.29 | 1.64–3.18 | 1.82 | 1.27–2.62 | 2.30 | 1.46–3.64 | 1.82 | 1.13–2.93 |
| Bank/credit union | 2.21 | 1.59–3.06 | 1.73 | 1.21–2.49 | 2.37 | 1.53–3.68 | 1.90 | 1.20–3.02 |
| Salon/barber shop | 2.30 | 1.66–3.19 | 1.86 | 1.29–2.67 | 1.97 | 1.33–2.91 | 1.56 | 1.03–2.36 |
| Laundry/cleaner’s | 2.26 | 1.56–3.29 | 1.71 | 1.15–2.56 | 2.10 | 1.15–3.85 | 1.49 | 0.80–2.80 |
| Eating Places | ||||||||
| Café | 2.20 | 1.59–3.05 | 1.65 | 1.13–2.39 | 2.35 | 1.58–3.48 | 1.78 | 1.17–2.70 |
| Restaurant | 2.02 | 1.46–2.80 | 1.46 | 1.01–2.11 | 1.97 | 1.32–2.92 | 1.52 | 1.00–2.32* |
| Health services | ||||||||
| Physician | 2.18 | 1.57–3.03 | 1.68 | 1.16–2.42 | 2.15 | 1.42–3.26 | 1.73 | 1.11–2.69 |
| Pharmacy | 2.46 | 1.77–3.43 | 1.97 | 1.36–2.85 | 2.62 | 1.71–4.01 | 2.09 | 1.34–3.28 |
| Recreational destinations | ||||||||
| Recreation center | 1.94 | 1.39–2.70 | 1.56 | 1.09–2.24 | 1.78 | 1.12–2.83 | 1.53 | 0.95–2.48 |
| Library | 2.28 | 1.59–3.26 | 1.90 | 1.29–2.80 | 2.30 | 1.31–4.04 | 1.86 | 1.03–3.36 |
| Gym/fitness facility | 1.90 | 1.37–2.64 | 1.49 | 1.04–2.13 | 1.71 | 1.11–2.63 | 1.34 | 0.85–2.11 |
| Park | 2.16 | 1.56–3.00 | 1.83 | 1.28–2.61 | 1.65 | 1.15–2.35 | 1.43 | 0.99–2.09 |
| Cemetery | 1.71 | 1.23–2.37 | 1.49 | 1.05–2.12 | 1.67 | 1.09–2.55 | 1.49 | 0.96–2.31 |
| Public transport | ||||||||
| Bus stop | 1.76 | 1.20–2.57 | 1.35 | 0.89–2.05 | 1.41 | 1.02–1.95 | 1.13 | 0.80–1.61 |
OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval, Adj. Adjusted
*After the Bonferroni adjustment the p-value was ≥0.0026 indicating a non-significant result
aSeparate models were computed for all listed destinations
bConfidence intervals were adjusted using the Bonferroni method
cOR were adjusted for gender, age, education, income, living situation, area of residence, use of a walking aid, bicycle availability, walking infrastructure and connectivity