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Table 2 Participant characteristics by high and low walkability and neighborhood site

From: Measured and perceived environmental characteristics are related to accelerometer defined physical activity in older adults

 

High-walkability (n= 86)

Low-walkability (n= 62)

All (N = 148)

Characteristic

Neighborhood A

Neighborhood B

Neighborhood C

Neighborhood D

 

Age (Yrs)

62.2 ± 8.6

62.9 ± 7.2

68.1 ± 7.9*

65.7 ± 9.1

64.3 ± 8.4

Gender (% Women)

83.3

78.9

78.8

75.8

79.7

BMI (kg/m2)

26.7 ± 5.7

27.0 ± 6.0

27.7 ± 5.6

28.3 ± 5.2

27.5 ± 5.6

Marital Status (% Married)

85.4

86.8

84.8

86.2

85.8

Live Alone (%)

0.04

0.05

0.03

0.0

0.03

Household Income (%)

     

< $30,000/yr

18.8

13.2

15.2

13.8

15.5

> $30,000/yr

81.2

86.8

84.8

86.2

84.5

Education Attainment Level

     

High School (%)

37.5

34.2

30.3

31.0

31.2

College/Advanced (%)

62.5

65.8

69.7

69.0

68.8

Chronic Conditions (#)

2.7 ± 1.7

2.9 ± 1.3

2.3 ± 1.5

2.8 ± 1.6

2.7 ± 1.5

Years in Current House (#)

26.3 ± 11.6

22.8 ± 13.1

23.4 ± 9.9

22.9 ± 10.1

23.1 ± 10.5

  1. Note: *Different from Neighborhood A (p < 0.05)