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Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 909)

From: How urban densification shapes walking behaviours in older community dwellers: a cross-sectional analysis of potential pathways of influence

Characteristics

Statistics

Characteristics

Statistics

Socio-demographic and health-related characteristics

 Age, years, M ± SD

76.5 ± 6.0

Sex, female, %

66.3

 Educational attainment, %

 

Housing type,  %

 

  Up to primary

56.3

 Public and aided

43.1

  Secondary or higher

43.7

 Private (purchased)

51.3

 Marital status, %

 

 Rental

5.6

  Married or cohabiting

59.5

Living alone,  %

23.1

  Widowed

32.7

Household with car,  %

28.5

  Other

7.8

Number of chronic health problems, M ± SD

3.2 ± 2.0

 TPU-level SES, high, %

49.7

  

Walking outcomes, M ± SD

 Transportation walking

 

Recreation walking

 

  Frequency (times/week)—within neighbourhood

8.1 ± 7.7

 Frequency (times/week)—within neighbourhood

3.0 ± 4.0

  Amount (min/week)—within neighbourhood

168.7 ± 205.5

 Amount (min/week)—within neighbourhood

137.5 ± 220.2

  Frequency (times/week)—outside neighbourhood

2.3 ± 4.3

 Frequency (times/week)—outside neighbourhood

0.5 ± 1.8

  Amount (min/week)—outside neighbourhood

76.1 ± 170.8

 Amount (min/week)—outside neighbourhood

32.5 ± 120.1

Neighbourhood environmental attributes (800 m-radius street-network buffers), M ± SD

 Residential density (dwellings/km2)

14,295 ± 8444

Street intersection density (intersections/km2)

91.5 ± 40.0

 Civic and institutional destination density (destinations/km2)

69.7 ± 36.5

Entertainment density (destinations/km2)

6.9 ± 5.2

 Recreation density (destinations/km2)

22.5 ± 15.2

Food and retail density (destinations/km2)

63.6 ± 37.7

 Public transport density (points/km2)

11.6 ± 8.5

Park area (hectares)

1.1 ± 1.7

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation