Table 1 Descriptive statistics for sociodemographic characteristics (N = 909)
Sociodemographic characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Educational attainment (%) | |
 No formal education | 21 |
 Primary school | 36 |
 Secondary school | 30 |
 Post-secondary | 13 |
Household with car (%) | 28 |
Type of housing (%) | |
 Public and aided | 43 |
 Private (purchased) | 51 |
 Renting | 6 |
Living alone (%) | 23 |
Area of residence (%) | |
 High walkable, high socioeconomic status | 25 |
 High walkable, low socioeconomic status | 28 |
 Low walkable, high socioeconomic status | 25 |
 Low walkable, low socioeconomic status | 22 |
Diagnosed chronic condition prevalence (%) | |
 None of the 4 chronic conditions | 24 |
 Vision impairment | 58 |
  Cataracts | 56 |
  Glaucoma | 6 |
 Musculoskeletal | 49 |
  Polyarthritis | 44 |
  Osteoporosis | 10 |
  Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder | 3 |
 Genitourinary | 22 |
  Prostrate | 14 |
  Incontinence | 8 |
 Hearing impairment | 18 |
 Two or more of the 4 chronic conditions | 48 |
Number of other medical conditions, Mean (SD), range | 1.78 (1.39) 0–7 |
Self-reported visual/auditory clarity (total sample) | Â |
 See things clearly with or without glasses |  |
  Very clearly | 65 |
  Clearly | 21 |
  Not very clearly | 12 |
  Not clearly at all | 1 |
 Hear clearly with or without audiophones |  |
  Very clearly | 81 |
  Clearly | 11 |
  Not very clearly | 7 |
  Not clearly at all | 1 |
Physical activity variables, Mean (SD), median (IQR) | |
 Non-walking moderate-to-vigorous (weekly minutes) | 337 (493), 210 (420) |
 Within neighbourhood walking for transport (weekly minutes) | 169 (205), 120 (180) |
 Within neighbourhood walking for transport (weekly frequency) | 8 (8), 7 (11) |
 Within neighbourhood walking for recreation (weekly minutes) | 137 (220), 0 (210) |
 Within neighbourhood walking for recreation (weekly frequency) | 3 (4), 0 (7) |