Table 2 Associations of covariates, neighborhood walkability, income and study site with the different outcome measures: results of two-level multiple regression analyses
| Â | Number of visitors per observationa | Number of visitors sedentary per observationb | Number of visitors walking per observationb | Number of visitors doing vigorous PA per observationb | METs per observationa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) |
Covariates | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Park size | 0.011 (0.032) | −0.038 (0.009)*** | −0.021 (0.026) | 0.046 (0.021)* | 0.077 (0.048) |
Day type (ref = weekday) | −0.396 (0.054)*** | −0.141 (0.093) | −0.185 (0.130) | 0.186 (0.101)* | 0.448 (0.752) |
Time of day (ref = morning) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Noon | 1.321 (0.087)*** | 1.026 (0.185)*** | −0.562 (0.164)*** | −0.253 (0.172) | 2.321 (0.996)** |
 Afternoon | 1.657 (0.081)*** | 0.848 (0.183)*** | −0.722 (0.156)*** | 0.314 (0.158)* | 4.179 (0.993)*** |
 Evening | 0.449 (0.112)*** | 0.798 (0.216)*** | −0.529 (0.209)** | −0.170 (0.193) | 0.240 (1.150) |
Darkness (ref = dark) | 0.147 (0.126) | 0.446 (0.246)* | 0.604 (0.353)* | −0.095 (0.206) | 1.880 (1.359) |
Weather (ref = cloudy) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Clear | 0.080 (0.079) | 0.242 (0.127)* | −0.078 (0.176) | −0.068 (0.153) | 1.542 (0.811)* |
 Rainy | −1.031 (0.310)*** | −1.418 (1.085) | −1.008 (1.056) | 0.817 (0.427)* | −1.412 (2.643) |
Number of visitors/observation | Â | 3.160 (0.082)*** | 3.140 (0.122)*** | 3.596 (0.102)*** | Â |
Main effects | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Study site (ref = Ghent) | −0.373 (0.048)*** | −0.020 (0.083) | −0.376 (0.119)*** | 0.552 (0.103)*** | 1.437 (0.743)* |
Walkability (ref = low) | 0.766 (0.059)*** | 0.284 (0.091)*** | 0.653 (0.147)*** | −0.152 (0.116) | 2.096 (0.814)*** |
Income (ref = low) | 0.212 (0.055)*** | 0.031 (0.090) | −0.062 (0.136) | −0.765 (0.108)*** | −0.122 (0.806) |