Table 4

Relationships between street connectivity and activity at the time of injury, 2006 Canadian HBSC Survey (n=9021 students)

Biking/cycling (n=116 injuries)Sports/recreational activity (n=21 injuries)Roller blading/skateboarding (n=49 injuries)Walking/running (n=37 injuries)
% InjuredOR (95% CI)% InjuredOR (95% CI)% InjuredOR (95% CI)% InjuredOR (95% CI)
Street connectivity scale
 High1.011.000.211.000.661.000.431.00
 Low1.552.33 (1.28 to 4.25)*0.260.80 (0.24 to 2.74)0.430.72 (0.31 to 1.68)0.391.31 (0.46 to 3.75)
  • ORs were adjusted for covariates explaining >10% of the street connectivity effect estimate from table 3. HBSC, Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Survey.

  • * Significance at p<0.01.