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

Table 3 Logistic regression: odds of 2+ days of parent-reported children’s park activity as explained by parent-reported demographics and neighborhood environment

	Univariate model		Full model		Final model
	OR	P	OR	P	OR [95% CI]	P
Demographics (reference category)
Race (White)	0.88	.50	0.89	.59
Age	0.99	.79	0.97	.61
Sex (M)	1.05	.73	0.94	.71
Hispanic (N)	1.49	.05	1.57	.06	1.56 [0.99 – 2.45]	.05
Child’s BMI percentile	1.00	.15	1.00	.20
Household income < $50,000 (N)	1.14	.55	1.30	.34	1.17 [0.70 – 1.98]	.55
Household income $50-$100,000 (N)	1.08	.64	1.21	.30	1.16 [0.82 – 1.65]	.41
Neighborhood environment
Physical activity environment (GIS)	1.34	.05	1.08	.66	1.09 [0.78 – 1.53]	.61
Safety against crime	1.35	.01	1.23	.14	1.30 [1.00 – 1.67]	.05
Street connectivity	1.08	.42	0.91	.43
Neighborhood aesthetics	1.82	<.001	1.39	.02	1.38 [1.06 – 1.80]	.02
Traffic safety	1.87	<.001	0.93	.72
Walk and cycle facilities	1.59	<.001	1.49	<.001	1.40 [1.16 – 1.71]	.001
Proximity to stores	1.31	.001	1.01	.94
Proximity to play areas	1.55	<.001	1.24	.13	1.22 [0.98 – 1.53]	.07
Barriers to walking/ cycling: logistics	0.65	.002	0.84	.36
Barriers to walking/ cycling: route	0.59	<.001	1.08	.67
Barriers to activity: perceived lack of appropriate play areas	0.58	<.001	0.80	.15	.74 [0.57 – 0.96]	.03
Barriers to activity: crime	0.73	.003	0.86	.25
Constant			0.31	.31	.09	.002

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