Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample (N = 386)
From: Evaluation of the neighborhood environment walkability scale in Nigeria
|  | Maiduguri sample (n = 280) | Ilorin sample (n = 206) | Statistics | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (n,%) |  |  | 1.09†| 0.308 |
  Female | 90 (50.0) | 92 (44.7) |  |  |
  Male | 90 (50.0) | 114 (55.3) |  |  |
Age (years) Mean (± SD) | 35.6 ± 10.3 | 36.7 ± 3.9 | 1.16‡ | 0.248 |
Marital status (n,%) |  |  | 0.49†| 0.537 |
  Married | 106 (58.9) | 114 (55.3) |  |  |
  Not married | 74 (41.1) | 92 (44.7) |  |  |
Tribe/ethnicity (n,%) |  |  | 307.15†| <0.001* |
  Hausa/Fulani | 21 (11.7) | 5 (2.4) |  |  |
  Igbo | 8 (4.4) | 5 (2.4) |  |  |
  Yoruba | 10 (5.6) | 193 (93.7) |  |  |
  Kanuri/Shuwa | 44 (24.4) | 0 (0.0) |  |  |
  Other | 97 (53.9) | 3 (1.5) |  |  |
Educational level (n,%) |  |  | 31.92†| 0.001* |
  >Secondary School | 111 (62.7) | 149 (72.7) |  |  |
  Secondary School | 38 (21.5) | 55 (26.8) |  |  |
  <Secondary School | 28 (15.8) | 1 (0.5) |  |  |
Occupation (n,%) |  |  | 3.99†| 0.136 |
  White collar | 72 (40.0) | 70 (34.3) |  |  |
  Blue collar | 45 (25.0) | 70 (34.3) |  |  |
  Unemployed | 63 (35.0) | 64 (31.4) |  |  |
BMI Prevalence (n,%) |  |  | 6.18†| 0.103 |
  Underweight | 14 (7.8) | 8 (3.9) |  |  |
  Normal weight | 107 (59.4) | 142 (68.9) |  |  |
  Overweight | 51 (28.3) | 52 (25.2) |  |  |
  Obese | 8 (4.4) | 4 (1.9) |  |  |
BMI (Kg/m2) Mean (± SD) | 23.8 ± 3.9 | 23.8 ± 2.7 | 0.01‡ | 0.995 |
Income (Naira) (n,%) |  |  | 0.32†| 0.957 |
  <15,000 | 49 (33.1) | 59 (32.2) |  |  |
  16,000-45,000 | 50 (33.8) | 62 (33.9) |  |  |
  46,000-90,000 | 30 (20.3) | 41 (22.4) |  |  |
  >90,000 | 19 (12.8) | 21 (11.5) |  |  |
Neighborhood type (n,%) |  |  | 0.04†| 0.849 |
  Low SES/high walkable | 90 (50.0) | 105 (51.0) |  |  |
  High SES/low walkable | 90 (50.0) | 101 (49.0) |  |  |