Research Article

Individual, Social, and Environmental Correlates of Active Transportation Patterns in French Women

Table 4

Adjusted associations between perceived environmental, representation of transportation modes, physical activity, and clusters of physical activity and sedentary behaviors. Results from multinomial logistic regression model using Cluster 5, active transportation as reference (N = 23,222).

Cluster 1Cluster 2Cluster 3Cluster 4Cluster 6
Active occupation, high sedentary leisureSedentary occupation, low leisureSedentary transportationSedentary occupation and leisureActive leisure
OR(CI 99%)OR(CI 99%)OR(CI 99%)OR(CI 99%)OR(CI 99%)

Perception of the residential environment (high versus low)
 Availability of destinations0.64(0.54; 0.77)0.76(0.64; 0.90)0.64(0.49; 0.82)0.94(0.76; 1.16)0.84(0.63; 1.12)
 Presence of bicycle paths0.66(0.56; 0.78)0.75(0.64; 0.89)0.70(0.53; 0.91)0.81(0.66; 1.00)0.69(0.51; 0.93)
 Perceived pollution0.74(0.62; 0.88)0.82(0.69; 0.97)0.77(0.59; 1.00)0.95(0.76; 1.16)0.68(0.50; 0.94)
 Aesthetics1.30(1.08; 1.57)1.37(1.08; 1.57)1.33(1.00; 1.78)1.18(0.95; 1.47)1.31(0.93; 1.84)
Positive representation of transportation modes (high versus low)
 Walking0.56(0.46; 0.68)0.58(0.48; 0.69)0.50(0.36; 0.69)0.63(0.49; 0.79)0.91(0.65; 1.26)
 Cycling0.83(0.69; 0.99) 0.73(0.61; 0.87)0.73(0.56; 0.95)0.64(0.52; 0.80)0.91(0.67; 1.24)
 Individual motorized transportation modes1.40(1.18; 1.67)1.23(1.04; 1.45)1.26(0.98; 1.62)1.35(1.10; 1.66)1.55(1.17; 2.06)
 Public transport0.91(0.77; 1.08)1.03(0.87; 1.22)0.77(0.60; 0.98)0.99(0.80; 1.21)0.83(0.62; 1.11)
Friends and relatives’ use of active transportation modes (high versus low)
 Family’s use of walking/cycling for transportation0.54(0.43; 0.66)0.53(0.43; 0.65)0.51(0.37; 0.68)0.56(0.44; 0.72)0.51(0.36; 0.73)
 Friends’ use of walking/cycling for transportation0.79(0.64; 0.96)0.86(0.64; 0.96)0.71(0.53; 0.96)0.83(0.65; 1.06)0.77(0.55; 1.09)
Representation of physical activity
 Self-representation of being active (yes versus no)0.74(0.62; 0.88)0.50(0.42; 0.59)0.64(0.50; 0.82)0.32(0.26; 0.39)1.23(0.90; 1.69)

Note. Model adjusted on urban versus rural setting, age, education, and having a child under the age of 13. The following variables were not statistically significant in the adjusted multivariate model: perceived walkability, perception of green spaces, presence of trees, perceived traffic, perceived criminality, perceived cleanliness of the neighborhood, and family representation of physical activity. 185 missing values related to education and age . CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.