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Table 2 Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for being classified as overweight-or-obese for differences in neighborhood greenness among 10,208 adults resident in Perth, Western Australia who responded to the Health and Wellbeing Survey 2004-2009

From: The association between neighborhood greenness and weight status: an observational study in Perth Western Australia

Population

 

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

AdjustedaOR (95% CI)

All adults

Mean greenness in 1600 m service area b

  

16+ years

Low

1

1

Moderate

1.03 (0.93, 1.13)

0.98 (0.89, 1.09)

High

0.87 (0.79, 0.96)

0.84 (0.76, 0.92)

 

Variation in greenness in 1600 m service area c

  
 

Low

1

1

Moderate

0.83 (0.75, 0.91)

0.80 (0.73, 0.89)

High

0.76 (0.69, 0.84)

0.75 (0.68, 0.82)

Young adults

Mean greenness in 1600 m service area b

  

16-24 years

Low

1

1

Moderate

0.84 (0.60, 1.18)

0.83 (0.58, 1.19)

High

0.91 (0.65, 1.27)

0.91 (0.64, 1.29)

 

Variation in greenness in 1600 m service area c

  
 

Low

1

1

Moderate

0.72 (0.51, 1.00)

0.67 (0.47, 0.95)

High

0.72 (0.51, 1.01)

0.73 (0.51, 1.04)

Mid-age adults

Mean greenness in 1600 m service area b

  

25-64 years

Low

1

1

Moderate

1.08 (0.96, 1.22)

1.03 (0.91, 1.17)

High

0.84 (0.74, 0.95)

0.82 (0.72, 0.93)

 

Variation in greenness in 1600 m service area c

  
 

Low

1

1

Moderate

0.81 (0.72, 0.92)

0.81 (0.71, 0.92)

High

0.74 (0.65, 0.83)

0.75 (0.66, 0.85)

Older adults

Mean greenness in 1600 m service area b

  

65+ years

Low

1

1

Moderate

0.92 (0.77, 1.11)

0.90 (0.75, 1.09)

High

0.86 (0.82, 1.03)

0.87 (0.72, 1.05)

 

Variation in greenness in 1600 m service area c

  
 

Low

1

1

Moderate

0.89 (0.74, 1.07)

0.90 (0.75, 1.09)

High

0.79 (0.66, 0.95)

0.83 (0.69, 1.00)

  1. a Risk/protective factors: age, sex, education, fruit and vegetable intake, smoking.
  2. b Tertiles for mean greenness: Low (mean NDVI < 0.066, reference level), Moderate (0.067 ≤ mean NDVI ≤ 0.094), High (mean NDVI > 0.094)
  3. c Tertiles for variation in greenness: Low (SD NDVI < 0.097, reference level), Moderate (0.097 ≤ SD NDVI ≤ 0.109), High (SD NDVI > 0.109).
  4. Bold text indicates statistical significance at the 5% (α) level.