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Table 2 Sample characteristics

From: Associations of neighbourhood walkability with patterns of device-measured stepping, standing and sitting

 

N, mean (SD) or %a

 
 

Overall

Low walkability

High walkability

p-value

Sample (n)

505

252

253

 

Neighbourhood walkability

0.08 (1.05)

-0.67 (0.34)

0.82 (0.99)

< 0.001

Residential density, counts/km2

731.9 (481.6)

440.5 (280.7)

1,022.2 (464.7)

< 0.001

Destinations density, counts/km2

1.5 (1.8)

0.5 (0.6)

2.6 (1.9)

< 0.001

Street connectivity - intersection density, counts/km2

5.3 (5.8)

1.5 (1.6)

9.1 (6.0)

< 0.001

Age

59.2 (10.6)

58.2 (10.5)

60.1 (10.7)

0.041

Sex (%)

Female

231 (45.7)

119 (47.2)

112 (44.3)

0.564

Education (%)

Primary and/or secondary school qualification only

140 (27.9)

74 (29.6)

66 (26.3)

0.664

 

Trade, technician’s certificate

163 (32.5)

82 (32.8)

81 (32.3)

 
 

Associate, undergraduate diploma, nursing or teaching qualification

73 (14.6)

32 (12.8)

41 (16.3)

 
 

Bachelor’s degree or higher

125 (25.0)

62 (24.8)

63 (25.1)

 

Employment (%)

full-time employment

189 (37.9)

104 (41.9)

85 (33.9)

0.388

 

part-time employment

88 (17.6)

44 (17.7)

44 (17.5)

 
 

Self-funded retiree

83 (16.6)

38 (15.3)

45 (17.9)

 
 

Pension or other benefit

102 (20.4)

45 (18.1)

57 (22.7)

 
 

Other

37 (7.4)

17 (6.9)

20 (8.0)

 

Income (%)

No income or not reported

31 (6.2)

15 (6.0)

16 (6.4)

0.008

 

$1–39,999

116 (23.2)

45 (18.1)

71 (28.3)

 
 

$40,000–79,999

126 (25.3)

58 (23.4)

68 (27.1)

 
 

≥$80,000

226 (45.3)

130 (52.4)

96 (38.2)

 

Marital Status (%)

Married or de facto

380 (76.2)

206 (83.1)

174 (69.3)

< 0.001

 

Not married

119 (23.8)

42 (16.9)

77 (30.7)

 

Children in the household (%)

No children

346 (69.3)

165 (66.5)

181 (72.1)

0.21

 

Has children

153 (30.7)

83 (33.5)

70 (27.9)

 

IRSD at suburb level b (median [IQR])

1,045 [995, 1,083]

1,063 [1,026, 1,096]

1,020 [980, 1,069]

< 0.001

  1. aAll values presented as mean (SD) or n and percentage of sample unless stated otherwise
  2. b IRSD (Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage) corresponds to the suburbs where the participant resided (n = 209 suburbs). A score of 1000 represents the national average, and lower scores indicate greater socioeconomic disadvantage
  3. Cohort characteristics were compared between low and high walkability neighbourhoods using t-test for continuous variables and by chi-square tests for categorical variables
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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