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Table 4 Comparison of BEM model coefficients with physical activity (PA) outcomes

From: International comparison of observation-specific spatial buffers: maximizing the ability to estimate physical activity

  (1) # of pairs of significant (p < 0.05) BEM-PA coefficients* (2) # of pairs differing in BEM-PA coefficient significance (p < 0.05)*
# of days walking for transport (days/past week) Time spent walking for transport (min/past week) # of days walking for leisure (days/past week) Time spent walking for leisure (min/past week) Time spent sitting (min/past week) # of days walking for transport (days/past week) Time spent walking for transport (min/past week) # of days walking for leisure (days/past week) Time spent walking for leisure (min/past week) Time spent sitting (min/past week)
Buffer comparison SA-DT SA-DO SA-DT SA-DO SA-DT SA-DO SA-DT SA-DO SA-DT SA-DO SA-DT SA-DO SA-DT SA-DO SA-DT SA-DO SA-DT SA-DO SA-DT SA-DO
Overall public park land area sum, m2*** 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overall public park count, m2*** 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Intersection count 2 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Intersection density (intersections/km2) 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1
Residential, land area sum, net density*** 5 5 4 3 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1
Bus/rail stop count 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bus/rail stop density (stops/km2) 2 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Private recreation count 3 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Private recreation density (count/km2) 3 3 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0
Mixed use** 3 2 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Walk index*** 4 3 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Total # pairs 29 28 34 33 7 3 9 4 4 4 8 8 3 11 1 7 3 10 2 4
  1. (1) Statistically significant pairs; (2) Pairs differing in statistical significance
  2. SA-DT sausage buffer versus detailed-trimmed buffer, SA-DO sausage buffer versus detailed buffer
  3. * Out of 9 comparisons/BEMs; ** only 8 comparisons available; *** only 7 comparisons available
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International Journal of Health Geographics

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