Children’s physical activity and parents’ perception of the neighborhood environment: neighborhood impact on kids study

Table 2 Logistic regression: odds of 4+ days of parent-reported children’s neighborhood activity as predicted by parent-reported demographics and neighborhood characteristics

	Univariate model		Full model		Final model
	OR	P	OR	P	OR [95% CI]	P
Demographics (reference category)
Child race(White)	1.06	.75	1.19	.41
Child age	0.92	.09	0.91	.08	0.91 [0.82 – 1.01]	.08
Child sex (M)	0.73	.04	0.67	.01	0.68 [0.49 – 0.93]	.02
Hispanic (N)	0.81	.30	0.85	.48
Child’s BMI %	1.00	.69	1.00	.41
Household income < $50,000 (N)	0.76	.21	0.90	.70	0.87 [0.54 – 1.41]	.57
Household income $50-$100,000 (N)	0.87	.36	0.90	.56	0.91 [0.65 – 1.30]	.62
Neighborhood environment
Physical activity environment (GIS)	0.83	.23	0.79	.20	0.84 [0.60 – 1.16]	.29
Safety from crime	1.17	.17	0.90	.47
Traffic safety	1.77	<.001	1.46	.06
Street connectivity	0.82	.05	0.76	.02	0.77 [0.62 – 0.96]	.03
Neighborhood aesthetics	1.68	<.001	1.47	.01	1.57 [1.21 – 2.03]	<.01
Walk/cycle facilities	1.05	.60	0.99	.94
Proximity to stores	1.00	.96	0.94	.63
Proximity to play areas	1.19	.07	1.17	.29
Barriers to walking/biking: Logistics	0.68	<.01	0.85	.40
Barriers to walking/biking: Route	0.75	<.01	1.11	.55
Barriers to activity: Perceived lack of appropriate play areas	0.64	<.001	0.79	.12	0.74 [0.58 – 0.95]	.02
Barriers to activity: Crime	0.81	.04	1.10	.48
Constant			2.00	.54	4.35	.05

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