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Table 3 Multivariate multi-level regression analyses of the association between neighborhood walkability, neighborhood SES and physical activity

From: Active living neighborhoods: is neighborhood walkability a key element for Belgian adolescents?

 

Objectively measured

Self-reported

 

MVPA

CPM

Active transport to and from school

Walking during leisure time

Cycling during leisure time

Sport during leisure time

MODEL 1

      

   Educational attainment mother

      

less than high school (ref.)

      

completed high school

0.124(0.076)

0.036(0.034)

-0.120(0.125)

-0.206(0.102)

0.063(0.109)

0.234(0.133)

completed college

0.085(0.079)

0.012(0.035)

-0.027(0.130)

-0.169(0.107)

0.174(0.113)

0.292(0.138)

completed university

0.059(0.086)

0.001(0.038)

-0.060(0.143)

-0.198(0.117)

0.096(0.124)

0.370(0.152)

   Educational attainment father

      

less than high school (ref.)

      

completed high school

-0.156(0.084)

-0.053(0.037)

-0.048(0.129)

-0.030(0.106)

-0.180(0.114)

-0.106(0.141)

completed college

-0.194(0.090)

-0.053(0.040)

0.178(0.142)

-0.186(0.116)

-0.118(0.124)

-0.108(0.154)

completed university

-0.184(0.094)

-0.075(0.042)

0.015(0.148)

-0.163(0.122)

-0.160(0.130)

-0.145(0.160)

   Parental employment

      

both parents unemployed (ref.)

      

one of the parents employed

0.078(0.100)

0.044(0.044)

0.313(0.154)

-0.122(0.131)

0.169(0.134)

-0.162(0.166)

Both parents employed

0.206(0.098)

0.083(0.044)

0.458(0.152)

-0.151(0.129)

0.206(0.132)

0.048(0.163)

   WALK

      

low-walk (ref.)

      

high-walk

0.091(0.035)*

0.053(0.017)**

0.151(0.81)

0.131(0.099)

-0.014(0.067)

0.096(0.073)

MODEL 2

      

   Educational attainment mother

      

less than high school (ref.)

      

completed high school

0.090(0.077)

0.024(0.034)

-0.123(0.125)

-0.211(0.102)

0.074(0.109)

0.201(0.133)

completed college

0.064(0.080)

0.007(0.036)

-0.009(0.131)

-0.160(0.107)

0.187(0.113)

0.263(0.139)

completed university

0.044(0.087)

-0.000(0.039)

-0.036(0.143)

-0.185(0.118)

0.107(0.124)

0.350(0.153)

   Educational attainment father

      

less than high school (ref.)

      

completed high school

-0.155(0.085)

-0.051(0.038)

-0.035(0.129)

-0.025(0.106)

-0.176(0.114)

-0.105(0.141)

completed college

-0.192(0.091)

-0.050(0.041)

0.205(0.142)

-0.175(0.117)

-0.111(0.124)

-0.105(0.153)

completed university

-0.173(0.094)

-0.067(0.042)

0.049(0.148)

-0.146(0.122)

-0.154(0.129)

-0.134(0.159)

   Parental employment

      

both parents unemployed (ref.)

      

one of the parents employed

0.057(0.101)

0.037(0.045)

0.317(0.154)

-0.117(0.130)

0.179(0.134)

-0.178(0.166)

Both parents employed

0.179(0.099)

0.073(0.044)

0.464(0.152)

-0.146(0.129)

0.220(0.132)

0.022(0.163)

   SES

      

low-SES (ref.)

      

high-SES

0.059(0.037)

0.013(0.018)

-0.154(0.081)

-0.189(0.093)*

-0.083(0.065)

0.102(0.073)

MODEL 2

      

   Educational attainment mother

      

less than high school (ref.)

      

completed high school

0.121(0.075)

0.035(0.034)

-0.101(0.125)

-0.193(0.102)

0.079(0.109)

0.217(0.134)

completed college

0.081(0.078)

0.011(0.035)

-0.001(0.130)

-0.150(0.107)

0.194(0.113)

0.267(0.139)

completed university

0.050(0.085)

-0.001(0.035)

-0.037(0.143)

-0.180(0.117)

0.113(0.124)

0.347(0.152)

   Educational attainment father

      

less than high school (ref.)

      

completed high school

-0.185(0.083)

-0.061(0.037)

-0.047(0.129)

-0.034(0.106)

-0.184(0.114)

-0.111(0.141)

completed college

-0.238(0.090)

-0.065(0.040)

0.185(0.143)

-0.192(0.117)

-0.125(0.125)

-0.118(0.155)

completed university

-0.237(0.093)

-0.089(0.042)

0.019(0.149)

-0.172(0.122)

-0.171(0.131)

-0.153(0.162)

   Parental employment

      

both parents unemployed (ref.)

      

one of the parents employed

0.062(0.099)

0.040(0.044)

0.319(0.153)

-0.121(0.130)

0.171(0.134)

-0.171(0.166)

Both parents employed

0.187(0.097)

0.077(0.044)

0.474(0.151)

-0.145(0.129)

0.217(0.132)

0.032(0.163)

   WALK

      

low-walk (ref.)

      

high-walk

0.230(0.053)

0.098(0.026)

0.193(0.113)

0.245(0.129)

0.075(0.092)

0.097(0.107)

   SES

      

low-SES (ref.)

      

high-SES

0.187(0.052)

0.057(0.025)

-0.103(0.108)

-0.052(0.132)

0.003(0.090)

0.102(0.103)

   WALK × SES

-0.228(0.068)***

-0.073(0.034)*

-0.089(0.149)

-0.262(0.182)

-0.170(0.123)

0.005(0.140)

  1. Model 1,2 and 3 were corrected for educational attainment mother and father and parental employment
  2. *p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
  3. 1 WALK: neighborhood walkability (low/high neighborhood walkability)
  4. 2 SES: neighborhood socio-economic status (low/high neighborhood SES)
  5. 3 MVPA: moderate to vigorous physical activity
  6. 4 CPM: counts/minute