Associations between adiposity and physical activity outcomes and neighbourhood perceptions scales
| Difference or % difference* in outcome between the highest and lowest quintiles for each neighbourhood scale (95% CI), p values | ||||
| Perceptions of NH quality | Perceptions of NH crime | |||
| Adiposity (n=1240) | ||||
| Body mass index (kg/m2)* | −3.6 (−6.5 to –0.6) | 0.02 | −2.1 (−5.4 to 1.3) | 0.21 |
| Fat mass % | −1.2 (−2.5 to 0.06) | 0.06 | −0.8 (−2.2 to 0.7) | 0.30 |
| Physical activity (n=1107) | ||||
| Daily steps | 677 (108 to 1247) | 0.02 | −63 (−713 to 587) | 0.85 |
| Daily MVPA (min) | 4.5 (0.02 to 9.0) | 0.05 | 1.1 (−4.0 to 6.2) | 0.68 |
| Daily MVPA in ≥10 min bouts (min) | 2.7 (−0.6 to 6.0) | 0.11 | 2.4 (−1.4 to 6.1) | 0.22 |
All differences and % differences are adjusted for sex, age group, ethnic group, limiting long-standing illness, housing sector and a random effect to allow for clustering at household level.
MVPA and MVPA in ≥10 min bouts are an average daily estimate, obtained from averaging a participant’s weekly total.
*Percentage differences are presented for BMI, which was log-transformed for analysis.
MVPA, moderate and vigorous physical activity; NH, neighbourhood.