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Table 2 The hierarchical binary logistic regression models of noise and annoyance

From: Geographic Ecological Momentary Assessment (GEMA) of environmental noise annoyance: the influence of activity context and the daily acoustic environment

Variables

Model 1

Model 2

Variables

Model 1

Model 2

OR/(90% CI)

OR/(90% CI)

OR/(90% CI)

OR/(90% CI)

Individual attributes

  

Activity location (Reference: home)

 Gender (female = 0)

0.87 (0.51, 1.5)

0.89 (0.54, 1.48)

  Workplace

1.28 (0.62, 2.67)

1.36 (0.64,2.91)

 Age

0.99 (0.74, 1.32)

1.01 (0.77, 1.32)

 Others

0.78 (0.43, 1.39)

0.75 (0.41,1.36)

Education level (Reference: Senior high school or lower)

 Companions (No = 0)

0.94 (0.66, 1.33)

0.95 (0.67,1.36)

 Technical secondary school/bachelor degree

2.20 (1.15, 4.2)**

1.67 (0.88, 3.18)

The timing of activity (Reference: 8:00)

 Master degree or higher

0.67 (0.28, 1.65)

0.56 (0.22, 1.40)

 12:00

0.97 (0.67, 1.42)

0.94 (0.64,1.38)

Income (Reference: 0–3000Yuan)

 16:00

1.27 (0.91, 1.77)

1.27 (0.90,1.78)

 3001–6000

0.90 (0.48, 1.68)

1.05 (0.56, 1.98)

 20:00

0.95 (0.61, 1.47)

0.91 (0.58,1.43)

 > 6000

2.57 (1.25, 5.26)**

3.27 (1.41, 7.59)***

The geographic environment of activity place

Marital status (Married = 0)

1.45 (0.77, 2.73)

1.23 (0.69, 2.21)

PM2.5 (μg/m3)

0.98 (0.81, 1.18)

1.01 (0.83,1.23)

 Work (Full-time employment = 0)

1.22 (0.55, 2.72)

1.12 (0.56, 2.26)

Temperature (℃)

1.10 (0.94, 1.29)

1.15* (0.98,1.37)

 Mental health (Reference: 13–25)

1.03 (0.55, 1.96)

0.90 (0.52, 1.55)

Humidity (%)

1.02 (0.84, 1.22)

1.04 (0.85,1.27)

 Physical health

1.26 (0.93, 1.7)

1.17 (0.86, 1.57)

Green space

0.96 (0.80, 1.15)

0.96 (0.79,1.16)

Activity attributes

  

Building density

0.97 (0.82, 1.14)

0.96 (0.81,1.14)

 Activity type (Reference: Sleeping)

Population density

0.89 (0.75, 1.06)

0.89 (0.74,1.06)

 Work

0.62 (0.30, 1.30)

0.57 (0.27, 1.22)

Daily acoustic environment

  

 Personal or family affairs

0.69 (0.39, 1.22)

0.67 (0.38, 1.20)

LAeq,48h

 

0.74 (0.58,0.93)**

 Shopping, recreation and social activities

0.77 (0.40, 1.50)

0.76 (0.39,1.48)

Subjective evaluation of community noise

 

1.44 (1.12,1.85)***

 Travel

1.22 (0.54, 2.73)

1.27 (0.55,2.90)

Sound level (dB (A))

1.14 (0.97, 1.35)

1.20 (1.01,1.44)**

 Activity duration

0.94 (0.80,1.10)

0.93 (0.79,1.10)

   
  1. The index of PM, temperature, humidity, NDVI, building density, population density and \({\mathrm{L}}_{\mathrm{Aeq},48\mathrm{h}}\) have been standardized. Variance inflation factors (VIF < 5)
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  3. *P < 0.1, **P < 0.05, ***P < 0.01
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