Table 3 Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals (OR, 95% CI) for no recreational walking by education, mediated by neighbourhood perceptions and individual cognitions.

1 – low (n = 281)

38.5

1.67 (1.18–2.35)

1.60 (1.13–2.27)

1.33 (0.93–1.90)

1.30 (0.91–1.87)

2 – (n = 908)

34.7

1.49 (1.17–1.90)

1.48 (1.16–1.89)

1.35 (1.04–1.75)

1.29 (0.99–1.68)

3 – (n = 366)

22.1

0.84 (0.60–1.18)

0.84 (0.60–1.19)

0.80 (0.57–1.13)

0.75 (0.53–1.06)

4 – high (n = 439)

29.2

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Neighbourhood perceptions

My neighbourhood is unattractive

   disagree

1.00

1.00

   agree

1.32 (1.06–1.65)

1.19 (0.95–1.50)

Individual cognitions

Attitude towards regular physical activity

   positive

1.00

1.00

   neutral

1.12 (0.87–1.45)

1.11 (0.86–1.43)

   negative

2.30 (1.59–3.32)

2.26 (1.57–3.26)

Social influences for regular physical activity

   positive

1.00

1.00

   neutral

1.24 (1.01–1.52)

1.24 (1.02–1.532)

   negative

1.54 (1.11–2.14)

1.54 (1.11–2.14)

Perceived behaviour control to be regularly active

   (very) sure

1.00

1.00

   not sure/unsure

1.21 (0.95–1.55)

1.20 (0.94–1.54)

   (very) unsure

1.57 (1.11–2.22)

1.56 (1.10–2.21)

Intention to be regularly active

   (very) likely

1.00

1.00

   maybe

1.31 (0.99–1.73)

1.30 (0.98–1.72)

   (very) unlikely

2.38 (1.59–3.57)

2.38 (1.59–3.57)

Random effects ^a

Level-2 variance (SE)

0.000 (0.000)

0.000 (0.000)

0.000 (0.000)

0.000 (0.000)