Evaluation of the neighborhood environment walkability scale in Nigeria

Table 4 Predictive validity of Nigerian-NEWS: Pearson correlations between environmental perceptions and the long last seven day IPAQ (N = 386)

Environmental scale	Walking transport	Cycling transport	Total transport	Leisure time walking	Leisure time MVPA	Total leisure time PA	Total MVPA	Total PA
Residential density	0.11*	0.12*	0.15**	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.21***	0.19***
Land use mix diversity	0.25***	0.12*	0.28***	0.18**	0.08	0.12*	0.28***	0.31***
Land use mix access	−0.01	0.01	−0.01	0.07	0.17**	0.17**	0.06	0.05
Street connectivity	−0.03	0.04	−0.01	0.05	0.16**	0.16**	0.19***	0.18***
Infrastructure and safety for walking/cycling	−0.05	0.06	−0.02	0.11*	0.22***	0.22***	0.13*	0.10
Aesthetics	−0.11*	0.01	−0.10	0.06	0.11*	0.11*	−0.01	−0.03
Traffic Safety	0.11*	−0.01	0.09	0.11*	0.14**	0.16**	0.21***	0.23***
Safety from crime	−0.03	0.12*	0.03	0.09	0.05	0.06	0.15**	0.15**
Single items
Parking near local shops is difficult	0.08	−0.06	0.05	−0.08	0.01	−0.02	0.05	0.08
Streets are hilly	0.01	−0.01	0.01	−0.01	−0.04	−0.04	−0.07	−0.08
Streets do not have many cul-de-sacs	−0.01	0.02	−0.02	−0.03	−0.06	−0.06	0.01	0.02
Many canyons/hillsides in neighborhood	0.01	−0.03	0.01	−0.02	−0.08	−0.07	−0.07	−0.07
See and speak to other people while walking in neighborhood	0.14**	0.01	0.13*	0.07	−0.03	0.01	0.15**	0.18**
Many unattended domestic animals	0.26***	0.03	0.24***	0.06	−0.09	−0.05	0.15**	0.21***

PA = physical activity, MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
All environmental scales were positively scored, i.e. higher score = more activity-friendly.
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.

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