Table 3

Influence of residential environment factor of walkable green spaces near the residence on five year survival of older people

Walkable green spaces
Subjects entered in the logistic modelOdds ratio95% confidence intervals
*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001. Dependent variable (survival = 1; deceased = 0). Independent variables were coded as follows: residential environment factors were (walkable green spaces) and (positive attitude to one’s own community) (factor scores obtained by the factor analysis); age (five year intervals as one unit); sex (female =1; male =0); marital status (living with spouse =1; others =0); living expenses (7 gradient score according to the amount of monthly living expenses).
All participated in the follow up
Independent variables in each model
    Residential environmental factors1.151.06 to 1.25***
    Residential environmental factors, age, and sex1.161.07 to 1.27***
    Residential environmental factors, age, sex, and living arrangement1.161.07 to 1.27***
    Residential environmental factors, age, sex, living arrangement, and living expenses1.131.03 to 1.24**
Subjects who did not need help to get out of bed at baseline
Independent variables in each model
    Residential environmental factors1.161.07 to 1.26***
    Residential environmental factors, age, and sex1.171.07 to 1.28***
    Residential environmental factors, age, sex, and living arrangement1.171.07 to 1.28***
    Residential environmental factors, age, sex, living arrangement, and living expenses1.141.03 to 1.25*