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Table 2 Adjusted IRR1 with 95% CI2, association between weekly walk trips and individual pedestrian facilities (n = 251)

From: Comparing objective measures of environmental supports for pedestrian travel in adults

 

Average

Weighted by length

Weighted by distance

 

IRR

(95% CI)

BIC'3

IRR

(95% CI)

BIC'

IRR

(95% CI)

BIC'

Sidewalks present

  

9.71

  

10.58

  

10.60

   Medium

1.11

(.78, 1.59)

 

1.06

(.74, 1.52)

 

.98

(.68, 1.40)

 

   High

.94

(.66, 1.34)

 

1.06

(.74, 1.51)

 

.94

(.65, 1.35)

 

Sidewalk condition

  

-3.29

  

0.34

  

3.88

   Medium

1.85

(1.30, 2.62)***

 

1.81

(1.26, 2.61)***

 

1.25

(.89, 1.75)

 

   High

1.19

(.80, 1.77)

 

1.36

(.94, 1.96)

 

1.61

(1.13, 2.29)***

 

Sidewalk connections

  

7.11

  

4.34

  

9.75

   Medium

1.08

(.77, 1.51)

 

1.01

(.73, 1.42)

 

.86

(.61, 1.22)

 

   High

.78

(.55, 1.10)

 

.68

(.48, .96)**

 

1.00

(.70, 1.42)

 

Sidewalk width>4'

  

1.05

  

8.32

  

8.79

   Medium

1.15

(.80, 1.64)

 

1.12

(.81, 1.55)

 

.95

(.68, 1.34)

 

   High

.68

(.49, .94)**

 

.84

(.59, 1.20)

 

1.21

(.85, 1.73)

 

Crossing aid present

  

5.84

  

4.92

  

4.47

   Medium

1.12

(.79, 1.59)

 

.97

(.70, 1.35)

 

1.26

(.90, 1.78)

 

   High

1.48

(1.03, 2.12)**

 

1.43

(1.01, 2.03)**

 

1.63

(1.11, 2.37)**

 

Crosswalk

  

9.92

  

6.11

  

7.91

   Medium

1.15

(.80, 1.65)

 

1.03

(.72, 1.45)

 

1.33

(.94, 1.88)

 

   High

1.17

(.80, 1.72)

 

1.40

(.98, 1.99)

 

1.29

(.86, 1.92)

 
  1. All models control for: age, sex, education, and population density;
  2. **significant at p < 0.05; ***significant at p < 0.01
  3. The lowest tertile is the reference category for each pedestrian facility.
  4. 1Incidence rate ratio
  5. 2 Confidence interval
  6. 3Bayesian Information Criterion