Table 1

Correlations among self-report and pedometer measures of physical activity and environmental variables.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

1. IPAQ_MET
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2. IPAQ_WALK
.77‡ (.76‡)
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3. IPAQ_MVPA
.91‡ (.83‡)
.44‡ (.37‡)
__












4. Pedometer
.32‡ (.30‡)
.23‡ (.30‡)
.30‡ (.27‡)
__











5. Dwelling density
-.11 (-.12)
-.07 (-.07)
-.11 (-.12)
-.05 (-.05)
__










6. Access to ammenities
.10 (.06)
.02 (.04)
.13 (.10)
.20‡ (.18†)
.07 (.05)
__









7. Access to transit stops
.01 (.01)
-.03 (-.02)
.03 (.01)
.20‡ (.13†)
.13 (.18)
.46‡ (.48‡)
__








8. Presence of sidewalks
.05 (.05)
.08 (.08)
.02 (-.01)
.09 (.04)
.15† (.14†)
.23‡ (.19‡)
.35‡ (.35‡)
__







9. Presence of bicycle facilities
.05 (.04)
.08 (.01)
.01 (.04)
.06 (.02)
.07 (.06)
.24‡ (.23‡)
.21‡ (.22‡)
.38‡ (.38‡)
__






10. Presence of low cost recreation
.03 (.04)
.04 (.07)
.02 (.01)
.16† (.15†)
.03 (.02)
.28‡ (.27‡)
.28‡ (.28‡)
.31‡ (.30‡)
.63‡ (.62‡)
__





11. Level of crime
-.05 (-.09)
-.04 (-.03)
-.05 (-.11)
-.04 (-.08)
.26‡ (.25‡)
.19‡ (.21‡)
.21‡ (.21‡)
.11 (.11)
-.01 (-.01)
-.02 (.00)
__




12. Presence of heavy traffic
.12 (.11)
.06 (.04)
.13 (.13)
.05 (.03)
.10 (.11)
.14† (.18†)
.21‡ (.21‡)
-.10 (-.09)
-.03 (-.04)
.00 (-.02)
.36‡ (.37‡)
__



13. Presence of active others
.01 (.02)
.03 (-.02)
-.01 (.02)
.12 (.10)
.10 (.07)
.20‡ (.18†)
.20‡ (.19‡)
.20‡ (.18†)
.34‡ (.35‡)
.34‡ (.34‡)
-.06 (-.05)
-.13† (-.12)
__


14. Aesthetics of neighbourhood
-.06 (-.01)
-.04 (.03)
-.06 (-.03)
-.02 (-.01)
.02 (-.01)
.02 (.03)
.03 (.04)
.07 (.08)
.22‡ (.23‡)
.15† (.16†)
-.19‡ (-.17†)
-.14† (-.16†)
.35‡ (.34‡)
__

15. Number of motor vehicles at home
.10 (.07)
.08 (.01)
.09 (.09)
-.07 (.01)
-.25‡ (-.29‡)
-.32‡ (-.33‡)
-.29‡ (-.26‡)
-.23‡ (-.20‡)
-.15† (-.14)
-.14† (-.11)
-.17‡ (-.16†)
-.06 (-.10)
-.04 (-.02)
.01 (-.01)
__

†p < .05; ‡p < .005

Note: Values are reported as Pearson correlations, r, first, followed by Spearman correlations, (ρ). Further, numbers 5–14 within the matrix refer to items 1–11 of the IPAQ-Environment module.

Doerksen et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:49   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-49

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