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Table 1 Demographics and area characteristics of 408 residents from Spijkenisse within four buffer zones by frailty level

From: Characteristics of residential areas and transportational walking among frail and non-frail Dutch elderly: does the size of the area matter?

Buffer size

 

Total (N = 408)

Non-frail (N = 307)

Frail (N = 101)

 

Sex (% female)

52.9

45.9

74.3**

  

Mean ± sd

Mean ± sd

Mean ± sd

 

Age (years; range 65–94)

75.1 ± 6.6

73.7 ± 5.7

79.4 ± 7.3**

 

Total walking time in last 2 weeks (in minutes)

389.9 ± 579.0

446.2 ± 634.6

218.8 ± 305.0**

 

Average total walking time per transportational walk (in minutes)

35.3 ± 32.1

38.8 ± 33.7

24.7 ± 23.9**

400 m

Number of observed streets

39 ± 14

38 ± 14

39 ± 14

 

Aesthetics (range 0–22)

11.9 ± 0.9

11.9 ± 0.9

11.9 ± 0.9

 

Functional features (range 0–14)

4.8 ± 1.5

4.7 ± 1.5

5.2 ± 1.5*

 

Safety (range 0–16)

6.1 ± 1.0

6.1 ± 1.0

6.1 ± 1.0

 

Destinations (range 0-∞)

9.4 ± 8.9

8.6 ± 11.9

11.9 ± 10.9*

800 m

Number of observed streets

133 ± 42

132 ± 42

136 ± 43

 

Aesthetics (range 0–22)

11.8 ± 0.7

11.8 ± 0.7

11.8 ± 0.7

 

Functional features (range 0–14)

4.5 ± 1.0

4.4 ± 1.0

4.7 ± 1.0*

 

Safety (range 0–16)

5.9 ± 0.8

5.9 ± 0.8

6.0 ± 0.7

 

Destinations (range 0-∞)

26.7 ± 16.7

25.2 ± 16.0

30.9 ± 18.1*

1200 m

Number of observed streets

274 ± 90

273 ± 91

276 ± 87

 

Aesthetics (range 0–22)

11.7 ± 0.6

11.7 ± 0.6

11.8 ± 0.7

 

Functional features (range 0–14)

4.4 ± 0.8

4.4 ± 0.8

4.5 ± 0.8

 

Safety (range 0–16)

5.9 ± 0.7

5.9 ± 0.7

5.9 ± 0.7

 

Destinations (range 0-∞)

51.0 ± 24.8

49.5 ± 24.2

55.6 ± 26.1*

1600 m

Number of observed streets

454 ± 147

453 ± 149

457 ± 143

 

Aesthetics (range 0–22)

11.7 ± 0.5

11.7 ± 0.5

11.7 ± 0.5

 

Functional features (range 0–14)

4.3 ± 0.6

4.3 ± 0.7

4.4 ± 0.6

 

Safety (range 0–16)

5.8 ± 0.5

5.8 ± 0.5

5.9 ± 0.5

 

Destinations (range 0-∞)

82.1 ± 32.4

80.5 ± 32.6

87.0 ± 31.4

  1. **p < 0.001; *p < 0.05 (=significant higher score as compared to non-frail participants).