Neighbourhood green space, physical function and participation in physical activities among elderly men: the Caerphilly Prospective study

Table 1 Descriptive statistics for individuals and their neighbourhoods

					Lower extremity physical function
	All				Poor		Good
Individual variables	N = 1010	%			N	%	N	%
Age	1007				507		465
67-74	616	61			297	56	299	44
75-85	391	39			210	50	166	50
Education	917				456		427
No qualification	407	44			235	60	154	44
CSE and above	510	56			221	45	273	55
Marital status	967				486		446
Single, windowed, divorced, separated	91	9			44	50	44	50
Married	879	91			442	52	402	48
Social class	965	60			484		446
Non-manual	361	37			151	43	201	57
Manual	604	63			333	58	245	42
Car ownership	991				498		460
No car	266	27			167	66	86	34
One or more cars	725	73			331	47	374	53
Psychological distress	857				430		399
Yes	233	27			172	77	52	23
No	624	72			258	43	347	57
General health	999				505		460
Poor	481	48			349	76	111	24
Good	518	52			156	31	349	69
Lower extremity physical function	975
Poor	509	52
Good	466	48
Area variables	N	%			Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Area type	1010				509		466
Non-urban area	205	20			99	49	102	51
Urban area	805	80			410	53	364	47
Area deprivation	1010				509		466
Lowest deprivation	407	40			165	42	227	58
Lower deprivation	99	10			47	48	51	52
Middle deprivation	134	13			76	59	53	41
High deprivation	230	23			134	61	87	39
Highest deprivation	140	14			87	64	48	36
Neighbourhood green space	N	%	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Amount of green space (%)	1010		32%	0.12	31%	0.12	33%	0.13
Variation in vegetation	1010				509		466
Low	505	50	0.10	0.02	0.10	0.02	0.10	0.02
High	505	50	0.15	0.02	0.15	0.02	0.15	0.02
Outcome variable	N	%			N	%	N	%
Frequency of physical activity participation	1010				509		466
Irregular	472	47			300	66	155	34
Regular	538	53			209	40	311	60

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