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Table 1 Summary of variables

From: Associations between spatial access to physical activity facilities and frequency of physical activity; how do home and workplace neighbourhoods in West Central Scotland compare?

Variable (type)

Categories

PA frequency (dependent)

Ranging from 0 to 31 days

PA facility access (independent/variable of interest)

None, one, two or more

PA facility proximity (independent/variable of interest)

800 m buffer, 1600 m buffer

PA facility location (independent/variable of interest)

Home neighbourhood, Work neighbourhood, Home/workplace neighbourhood

PA facility type (independent/variable of interest)

Any, public, private

Age (independent/potential confounder)

19–39 years old, 40–49 years old, 50 + years old

Sex (independent/potential confounder)

Males, females

Income deprivation tertiles (independent/potential confounder)

Lowest, middling, highest