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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the commuting participants and experts

From: The active commuting route environment scale (ACRES): development and evaluation

 

Commuters

Experts

(n = 23-24)

Characteristic

Women

(n = 19-20)

Men

(n = 34)

 

Age in years, mean ± SD

40.8 ± 8.9

47.3 ± 10.3

43.8 ± 9.2

Weight in kg, mean ± SD

61.1 ± 6.1

77.1 ± 7.6

-

Height in cm, mean ± SD

169.4 ± 4.4

180.0 ± 6.2

-

Body mass index, mean ± SD

21.3 ± 2.1

23.8 ± 2.2

-

Gainful employment, %

100*

97

-

Having a driver's license, %

95

94

96†

Usually access to a car, %

70

82

83†

Educated at university level, %

75

74

100

An income above 25.000 SEK‡ a month, %

50

82

100†

Overall physical health as either good or very good, %

100

88

-

Overall mental health as either good or very good, %

90

91

-

  1. Values are based on self-reports.
  2. *n = 19, i.e. one missing value.
  3. †n = 23, i.e. one missing value.
  4. ‡SEK = Swedish crown: Year 2005 and 2009: €1 ≈ 10 SEK; US$1 ≈ 8 and 7 SEK, respectively.