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Table 4 Comparison of adjusted associations between prevalence of walking to work and area-level walkability for full and abridged indexes (n = 263)

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

 

Full walkability index

Abridged walkability index

Difference in odds ratios (%)

 

Adjusted* odds ratio

95% confidence interval

Adjusted* odds ratio

95% confidence interval

Walking category

     

Low

1.00

 

1.00

  

Medium

1.57

1.24–1.98

1.43

1.13–1.81

9.9

High

2.11

1.65–2.68

2.01

1.59–2.55

4.6

Very high

2.64

2.07–3.38

2.62

2.02–3.40

0.8

  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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