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Table 3 Associations between area-level walkability and prevalence of walking to work in Sydney Metropolitan Region (n = 5,585)

From: An objective index of walkability for research and planning in the Sydney Metropolitan Region of New South Wales, Australia: an ecological study

 

Frequencies

Unadjusted

Adjusted*

 

Walked to work

Employed

Percent

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

Walking category

       

Low

10068

434391

2.3

1.00

 

1.00

 

Medium

9143

350333

2.6

1.13

1.03–1.24

1.05

0.96–1.15

High

17486

378057

4.6

2.04

1.88–2.22

1.58

1.45–1.71

Very high

37224

310277

12.0

5.75

5.33–6.20

3.02

2.76–3.30

  1. *Adjusted for population density and area-level median household income, percentage working population male, and percentage working population aged 16–24, 25–34, 45–54, 55–64 and ≥65 years.
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International Journal of Health Geographics

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