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Table 5 Parameter estimates of the reduced form neighborhood walkability equation

From: Re-visiting the relationship between neighbourhood environment and BMI: an instrumental variables approach to correcting for residential selection bias

Independent variables

Coefficient (t statistic)

INTERCEPT

1.35

(7.64)**

AGEa

0.00

(0.31)

AGE_SQa

0.00

(1.36)

EDUC

0.02

(2.64)**

MARRIED

−0.07

(−2.98)**

BMIYR

−0.02

(−5.83)**

SIBBMI

0.02

(1.82)*

NSCHOOL

−0.16

(−2.29)**

NCHURCH

0.10

(2.09)**

UNDER16

−6.76

(−10.68)**

Adjusted R2

0.42

F Statistic

43.79**

  1. *p < .10 **p < .05.
  2. aAge is centered before creating age squared so as to avoid any possible collinearity problems associated with entering both age and age squared as regressors.