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Table 2 Associations between proportion of postcode that is parkland and high or very high psychological distress *

From: Neighbourhood safety and area deprivation modify the associations between parkland and psychological distress in Sydney, Australia

Perception of neighbourhood safety

Area disadvantage (tertiles of IRSED)

Parklandx

Parkland

Parkland

0−19%

20−40%

>40%

OR

OR (95%CI)

OR (95%CI)

 

p-value

p-value

Not a safe neighbourhood

Most disadvantaged group

1

2.27 (1.45−3.55) <0.01

2.53 (1.53−4.19) <0.01

Middle disadvantaged group

1

0.38 (0.15−0.92) 0.03

1.92 (0.95−3.88) 0.07

Least disadvantaged group

1

2.15 (0.32−14.31) 0.43

2.92 (0.55−15.53) 0.21

Safe neighbourhood

Most disadvantaged group

1

1.02 (0.59−1.74) 0.96

1.21 (0.56−2.58) 0.63

Middle disadvantaged group

1

0.81 (0.42−1.56) 0.53

0.68 (0.34−1.36) 0.28

Least disadvantaged group

1

0.79 (0.39−1.59) 0.51

1.20 (0.55−2.59) 0.65

  1. *Age, gender, household income, highest level of education completed, employment status and self-rated health included as individual level covariates in all models; population density included in all models as area level covariate.