Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the MESA sample
All (N = 5756) | NC (N = 891) | NY (N = 921) | MD (N = 864) | MN (N = 945) | IL (N = 995) | CA (N = 1140) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) | |
Total transport walking minutes/week (minute) | 150 (45–420) | 150 (45–420) | 225 (105–525) | 150 (5–420) | 120 (25–315) | 210 (90–420) | 105 (30–210) |
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female sex | 52.3 | 52.6 | 56.9 | 51.7 | 50.2 | 53.0 | 50.1 |
Race/ethnicity | |||||||
White | 39.2 | 54.8 | 21.0 | 50.1 | 58.5 | 47.2 | 10.6 |
Black/African American | 26.9 | 45.0 | 35.2 | 49.9 | 0.0 | 26.6 | 11.1 |
Chinese | 12.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 38.0 |
Hispanic | 21.8 | 0.2 | 43.6 | 0.0 | 41.5 | 0.0 | 40.3 |
Education level | |||||||
High school/GED or less | 34.7 | 28.5 | 42.7 | 29.2 | 39.4 | 14.8 | 51.0 |
Some college | 28.3 | 29.6 | 28.1 | 29.7 | 35.0 | 23.9 | 24.6 |
BA or above | 37.0 | 41.9 | 29.2 | 41.1 | 25.6 | 61.3 | 24.5 |
Currently employed | 54.8 | 53.1 | 54.9 | 53.5 | 63.3 | 62.1 | 43.5 |
Own at least one car | 83.0 | 98.1 | 45.7 | 91.1 | 92.6 | 85.5 | 85.0 |
Self-rated health compared with others | |||||||
Better | 60.3 | 72.1 | 61.0 | 58.7 | 57.1 | 61.2 | 53.4 |
Same | 34.8 | 24.6 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 38.4 | 34.7 | 38.9 |
Worse | 4.9 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 7.7 |
Arthritis flare-up in past 2 weeks | 12.3 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 15.7 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 12.1 |
Mean (STD) | Mean (STD) | Mean (STD) | Mean (STD) | Mean (STD) | Mean (STD) | Mean (STD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 61.83 (10.14) | 62.3 (9.78) | 61.5 (10.0) | 63.0 (9.97) | 60.0 (10.3) | 62.0 (9.93) | 62.4 (10.5) |
Income and wealth index | 4.74 (2.32) | 5.78 (1.74) | 3.50 (2.23) | 5.42 (1.93) | 4.83 (2.07) | 5.83 (2.00) | 3.42 (2.37) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.33 (5.40) | 28.9 (5.29) | 28.9 (5.54) | 29.4 (5.49) | 29.5 (5.27) | 26.7 (5.03) | 27.1 (5.12) |
Number of population/mi2 | 15,380 (19,060) | 1590 (857) | 55,300 (13,800) | 6860 (4460) | 4720 (1600) | 13,800 (6010) | 10,600 (4630) |
Street network ratio | 0.42 (0.15) | 0.23 (0.12) | 0.49 (0.09) | 0.39 (0.16) | 0.45 (0.11) | 0.47 (0.10) | 0.47 (0.12) |