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Table 2 Summary results of the alternate-form reliability of MAPS Global: overview per (sub)section and subscale

From: Using an audit tool (MAPS Global) to assess the characteristics of the physical environment related to walking for transport in youth: reliability of Belgian data

 

Number of items

Alternate-form reliability (on-site–online)

ICC/kappa range

r range

Moderate-to-perfect agreement n (%)

Fair/poor agreement n (%)

All

119

−0.01 to 1.00

0.31–1.00

72 (60.0)

17 (14.2)

Route (n = 65)

61

0.03–1.00

0.31–1.00

36 (59.0)

5 (8.2)

Land use/destinations

31

0.41–0.81

0.31–1.00

24 (77.4)

 Residential density

4

0.41–0.81

4 (100)

 Shops

8

0.49–0.92

5 (62.5)

 Restaurant and entertainment

4

0.31–0.94

4 (100)

 Institutional/services

3

0.63–0.94

3 (100)

 Public recreation

4

0.32–0.84

2 (50.0)

 Private recreation

2

0.70–1.00

2 (100)

 Worship land usesa

1

0.78

1

 School land usesa

1

0.81

1

 Pedestrian zone land usesa

1

0.48

1

 Age restricted land usesa

1

0.70

1

 Liquor related land usesa

1

N/A

 Industrial land usesa

1

N/A

Streetscape

19

0.54–0.91

0.32–0.87

9 (47.4)

Aesthetics and social

11

−0.03–0.74

3 (27.3)

8 (72.7)

Segment (n = 220)

29

−0.01–0.86

0.81

23 (79.3)

6 (20.7)

 Setback and building height

4b

0.48–0.61

4 (100)

 Building height to road width ratio

5

0.48–0.61

0.81

5 (100)

 Sidewalk

8

−0.01–0.82

5 (62.5)

3 (37.5)

 Buffer

2

0.62–0.66

2 (100)

 Bike infrastructure

3

0.31–0.86

2 (66.7)

1 (33.3)

 Building surveillancea

1

0.57

1

 Shade

3

0.47–0.68

3 (100)

 Pedestrian connectivity

3

0.34–0.36

2 (66.7)

 Informal patha

1

0.58

1

 Hawkers/shopsa

1

0.78

1

 High (car) street lightsa

1

0.50

1

 Low (pedestrian) street lightsa

1

0.64

1

CROSSING (n = 124)

23

−0.01–1.00

0.79

12 (50.0)

3 (12.5)

 Crosswalk amenities

7

0.19–0.96

2 (28.6)

1 (14.3)

 Curb quality/presence

3

0.64–0.76

3 (100)

 Intersection control and signage

7

−0.01–1.00

4 (57.1)

1 (14.3)

 Bike

3

0.65–0.66

2 (66.7)

 Overpassa

1

N/A

 Road widtha

1

0.79

1

 Visibilitya

1

−0.02

1

CUL-DE-SAC (n = 6)

6

0.76–1.00

2 (33.3)

  1. Some items no kappa or ICC could be calculated as at least one variable was constant
  2. ICC intraclass correlation coefficient; r Pearson correlation coefficient
  3. a Single item; b 4 items are also included in subscale Building Height to Road Width Ratio