Measured and perceived environmental characteristics are related to accelerometer defined physical activity in older adults

Table 5 Unstandardized and standardized Beta coefficients from linear regression model for subjective evaluation of neighborhoods (Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale; NEWs) by physical activity (N = 148)

	Total Volume			Light Intensity PA			Moderate to vigorous PA
Environmental Measure	β	B	P value	β	B	P value	β	B	P value
Residential density^a	224.09	.13	.163	-.10	-.10	.287	.000	.00	.973
Proximity to nonresidential land uses^b	13795.29	.12	.364	18.62	.27	.046	2.89	.27	.031
Ease of access to nonresidential uses^c	6728.54	.04	.750	4.26	.05	.742	.53	.04	.775
Street connectivity^d	2061.46	.01	.910	2.81	.03	.801	.36	.02	.821
Walking/cycling facilities^e	16643.18	.16	.251	9.07	.14	.306	1.67	.17	.189
Aesthetics^f	2979.34	.02	.906	3.94	.03	.799	1.98	.10	.374
Pedestrian Safety^g	33830.20	.17	.123	17.82	.19	.109	1.72	.09	.370
Safety from Crime^h	30369.78	.15	.241	18.98	.15	.231	2.11	.17	.181
Neighborhood Satisfactionⁱ	48166.11	.30	.028	-23.37	-.23	.079	5.79	.38	.003

Note: PA Physical activity. Total volume of PA = average accelerometer counts per day. Light intensity PA represents minutes per day with accelerometer counts per minute between 50-759. Moderate to vigorous physical activity represents minutes per day with accelerometer counts per minute of ≥ 760.

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