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Table 1 Characteristics of the included sample (n = 195). Values are either the number of participants and column percent or the median value and interquartile range (IQR)

From: An assessment of the relevance of the home neighbourhood for understanding environmental influences on physical activity: how far from home do people roam?

 

Urban

Town & fringe

Rural

Total

 

(n = 133)

(n = 23)

(n = 39)

(n = 195)

Personal characteristics

 Gender: male (n, %)

55 (41.4)

8 (34.8)

19 (48.7)

82 (42.1)

 Age group:

  18–39 years (n, %)

41 (30.8)

5 (21.7)

9 (23.1)

55 (28.2)

  40–64 years (n, %)

63 (47.4)

9 (39.1)

22 (56.4)

94 (48.2)

  65+ years (n, %)

29 (21.8)

9 (39.1)

8 (20.5)

46 (23.6)

 IMD score (range: 3.9-78.7, high is more deprived) (median, IQR)

31.6 (21.2)

22.9 (50.2)

12.0 (8.6)

23.7 (29.9)

 Car ownership: ‘yes’ (n, %)

108 (81.2)

17 (73.9)

37 (94.9)

162 (83.1)

Device wear time

 Device wear time: total hours per person recorded during the study including time spent indoors (median, IQR)

70.9 (22.4)

71.1 (16.6)

75.1 (18.4)

71.3 (19.8)

Physical activity

 LMVPA: total hours per person recorded during the study including time spent indoors (median, IQR)

15.3 (8.5)

15.2 (11.7)

13.7 (11.7)

15.3 (9.3)

 Mins of LMVPA per hour of device weartime per person (median, IQR)

13.8 (7.2)

12.7 (9.4)

13.0 (6.3)

13.4 (7.1)

  1. Abbreviations: IMD Indices of Multiple Deprivation, LMVPA light, moderate and vigorous intensity physical activity