Table 3 Models using multiple built environment characteristics to predict walking for exercise
From: Using built environment characteristics to predict walking for exercise
| Built Environment Characteristic | Logistic model of walking or not | Linear model of walking time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training set β estimate | Validation set β estimate | Training set β estimate | Validation set β estimate | |
| Density | ||||
| log(thousands of residential units/km2) | 0.25 | -0.33 | 0.07 | -0.13 |
| Connectivity | ||||
| log(mean block size in km2) | 0.01 | -0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Sidewalks | ||||
| log(kilometers of sidewalk-lined streets) | -0.08 | 0.16 | 0.06 | -0.03 |
| Destinations | ||||
| Distance to closest bank | ||||
| < 500 m | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 500 to 1000 m | 0.09 | -0.49 | -0.11 | -0.01 |
| > 1000 m | 0.00 | 0.25 | -0.12 | 0.13 |
| Distance to closest church | ||||
| < 500 m | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 500 to 1000 m | -0.29 | -0.56 | 0.03 | 0.17 |
| > 1000 m | -0.21 | -0.49 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Distance to closest school | ||||
| < 500 m | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 500 to 1000 m | -0.20 | 0.21 | -0.22 | -0.23 |
| > 1000 m | -0.16 | 0.27 | -0.26 | -0.22 |
| Distance to closest grocery store | ||||
| < 500 m | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 500 to 1000 m | -0.05 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.37 |
| > 1000 m | -0.39 | -0.07 | 0.06 | 0.20 |
| Distance to closest office | ||||
| < 500 m | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 500 to 1000 m | 0.17 | 0.90 | -0.02 | 0.18 |
| > 1000 m | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.06 |
| Distance to closest retail shop | ||||
| < 500 m | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 500 to 1000 m | -0.44 | 0.26 | 0.01 | -0.46 |
| > 1000 m | -0.25 | -0.13 | -0.11 | -0.04 |
| Distance to closest restaurant | ||||
| < 500 m | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 500 to 1000 m | 0.42 | -0.13 | 0.05 | 0.08 |
| > 1000 m | -0.01 | 0.26 | 0.07 | -0.18 |
| Distance to closest gro-rest-ret complex | ||||
| < 500 m | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 500 to 1000 m | -0.18 | 0.07 | -0.13 | -0.08 |
| > 1000 m | -0.34 | -0.08 | -0.03 | -0.15 |
| Distance to closest office complex | ||||
| < 500 m | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 500 to 1000 m | 0.14 | -0.69 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| > 1000 m | 0.25 | -0.49 | 0.01 | -0.11 |
| Distance to closest school-church combo | ||||
| < 500 m | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 500 to 1000 m | 0.03 | 0.23 | -0.01 | 0.16 |
| > 1000 m | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.00 |
| Distance to closest fitness center | ||||
| < 500 m | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 500 to 1000 m | -0.01 | -0.10 | -0.08 | 0.12 |
| > 1000 m | 0.03 | 0.10 | -0.02 | 0.08 |
| Park area | ||||
| log(proportion of area covered by park) | -0.04 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.11 |