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Table 2 Respondents' neighborhood characteristics

From: Neighborhood food environment and body mass index among Japanese older adults: results from the Aichi Gerontological Evaluation Study (AGES)

 

Mean

SD

Distance to the nearest convenience store (km)

0.8

0.5

Distance to the nearest fast food outlet (km)

1.7

1.3

Distance to the nearest supermarket (km)

0.9

0.7

Number of convenience stores in the neighborhood

0.4

0.6

Number of fast food outlets in the neighborhood

0.1

0.4

Number of supermarkets in the neighborhood

0.5

0.7

Population density (per hectare)

28.3

12.5

 

n

%

Parks or green spaces

Presence

321

2.5

 

Absence

12274

97.5