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Table 5 Final multivariate model of the relationship between individual- andarea-level characteristics with physical inactivity in Canadian youth(n = 6,626)

From: The proportion of youths’ physical inactivity attributable to neighbourhoodbuilt environment features

Characteristics

Multivariate model 3*

 

RR (95% CI)

Individual-level characteristics

Gender

 

 Male

1.00

 Female

1.17 (1.12-1.23)

P value

<.0001

Age

 

 ≤11

1.00

 12

0.90 (0.79-1.05)

 13

1.09 (0.94-1.26)

 14

1.06 (0.88-1.25)

 ≥15

1.32 (1.12-1.54)

P trend

.0003

Race

 

 Caucasian

1.00

 Other

1.32 (1.20-1.45)

P value

<.0001

Family SES

 

 Highest

1.00

 Medium-high

1.08 (0.96-1.21)

 Low-medium

1.26 (1.15-1.38)

 Lowest

1.38 (1.23-1.53)

P trend

<.0001

Neighbourhood-level characteristics

Walkability score

 

 1 (least walkable)

1.00

 2

1.28 (1.06-1.54)

 3

1.29 (1.06-1.57)

 4 (most walkable)

1.44 (1.18-1.74)

P trend

.002

Density of cul-de-sacs

 

 4 (most)

1.00

 3

1.08 (0.87-1.33)

 2

1.28 (1.04-1.55)

 1 (least)

1.32 (1.07-1.60)

P trend

.001

Park space

 

 1 (least)

1.00

 2

1.37 (1.10-1.65)

 3

1.28 (1.02-1.56)

 4 (most)

1.14 (0.90-1.42)

P trend

.378

Average temperature

 

 4 (highest)

1.00

 3

0.86 (0.72-1.04)

 2

1.17 (0.96-1.41)

 1 (lowest)

1.32 (1.08-1.59)

P trend

.015

Average precipitation

 

 1 (least)

1.00

 2

1.11 (0.85-1.40)

 3

1.23 (0.97-1.54)

 4 (most)

1.32 (1.04-1.63)

P trend

.009

  1. RR (95% CI) = relative risk (95% confidence interval).
  2. *RR estimates for each variable are adjusted for all other variableslisted in the table.