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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for walkable destinations and frequent social destinations for MESA participants in 2000 (N = 5756)

From: Comparing effects of Euclidean buffers and network buffers on associations between built environment and transport walking: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Walkable destinations

0.25-km

1-km

5-km

Euclidean buffers

Network buffers

Euclidean buffers

Network buffers

Euclidean buffers

Network buffers

Median (Q1–Q3)

Median (Q1–Q3)

Median (Q1–Q3)

Median (Q1–Q3)

Median (Q1–Q3)

Median (Q1–Q3)

All sites

14 (3, 47)

5 (1, 17)

231 (103, 619)

123 (43, 334)

4583 (2575, 10,099)

2934 (1627, 7098)

NC (N = 891)

2 (1, 5)

1 (0, 2)

48 (15.5, 100)

15 (5, 42)

1303 (719, 2167)

668 (310, 1370.5)

NY (N = 921)

103 (61, 157)

26 (10, 46)

1173 (906, 1564)

611 (418, 808)

18,038 (15,343, 25,198)

12,623 (10,154, 17,645)

MD (N = 864)

7 (3, 23)

2 (0, 7)

163.5 (80, 303.25)

68 (28, 168)

3350 (2138.5, 6609.25)

2070.5 (1359, 3968.75)

MN (N = 945)

9 (4, 21)

5 (2, 11)

160 (102, 226)

94 (54, 143)

3353 (2773, 4465)

2249 (1740, 3019)

IL (N = 995)

36 (13, 87)

12 (2, 28)

491 (285.5, 1182.5)

259 (119, 641.5)

6865 (4441, 12,163)

4432 (2876.5, 9692)

CA (N = 1140)

11 (4, 29)

4 (1, 12)

246.5 (149.75, 387)

132 (64, 228)

5002 (3832, 7094.5)

3298 (2357.75, 4662.25)

Frequent social destinations

0.25-km

1-km

5-km

Euclidean buffers

Network buffers

Euclidean buffers

Network buffers

Euclidean buffers

Network buffers

Median (Q1–Q3)

Median (Q1–Q3)

Median (Q1–Q3)

Median (Q1–Q3)

Median (Q1–Q3)

Median (Q1–Q3)

All sites

4 (1, 15)

1 (0, 5)

77 (34, 201)

41 (14, 106)

1487 (797, 2935)

969 (488, 2132)

NC (N = 891)

1 (0, 2)

0 (0, 1)

18 (7, 39)

6 (2, 17)

503 (266.5, 776.5)

245 (133, 475)

NY (N = 921)

29 (16, 45)

6 (2, 13)

332 (259, 470)

174 (119, 233)

5436 (4702, 6928)

3829 (3120, 4900)

MD (N = 864)

3 (1, 9)

1 (0, 3)

58 (26, 130.25)

25.5 (9, 68)

1313 (718.75, 2348.5)

780.5 (455, 1547.25)

MN (N = 945)

3 (1, 7)

1 (0, 4)

48 (32, 65)

28 (16, 42)

859 (715, 1180)

550 (422, 771)

IL (N = 995)

12 (3, 25.5)

4 (1, 9)

162 (89, 337.5)

79 (38.5, 180)

2204 (1670, 2861)

1522 (1043, 2160)

CA (N = 1140)

4 (1, 10)

1 (0, 4)

83 (45, 134)

43 (20, 80)

1589 (1180, 2401.5)

1061.5 (735.75, 1599)

  1. NC North Carolina, NY New York, MD Maryland, MN Minnesota, IL Illinois, CA California