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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of the sample

From: The moderating effect of psychosocial factors in the relation between neighborhood walkability and children’s physical activity

 

Overall

Low-income neighborhoods

High-income neighborhoods

 

High walkable

Low walkable

High walkable

Low walkable

N

494

197

48

48

201

Sex (% boys)

45.1

46.7

50.0

45.8

42.3

Age (years)

10.93 ± 0.90

11.02 ± 0.93

10.96 ± 0.95

11.01 ± 0.90

10.81 ± 0.86

Family SES (% low SES)

37.1

51.1

42.6

20.8

26.4

Psychosocial factors (mean ± SD)

 Parental attitude (/5)

4.46 ± 0.64

4.36 ± 0.70

4.54 ± 0.58

4.50 ± 0.55

4.52 ± 0.61

 Parental support (/5)

3.54 ± 0.74

3.39 ± 0.84

3.59 ± 0.67

3.71 ± 0.65

3.64 ± 0.66

 Friend support (/5)

3.54 ± 1.02

3.40 ± 1.04

3.60 ± 1.12

3.41 ± 1.07

3.69 ± 0.94

 Parental social norm (/5)

4.48 ± 0.76

4.29 ± 0.92

4.63 ± 0.53

4.59 ± 0.62

4.59 ± 0.63

 Self-efficacy (/5)

3.39 ± 0.93

3.31 ± 0.95

3.39 ± 0.87

3.45 ± 0.93

3.45 ± 0.93

 Benefits (/5)

3.48 ± 0.68

3.56 ± 0.74

3.47 ± 0.64

3.34 ± 0.73

3.44 ± 0.62

 Barriers (/5)

1.83 ± 0.67

2.01 ± 0.77

1.83 ± 0.60

1.70 ± 0.51

1.71 ± 0.60

Physical activity [17] (mean ± SD, mins/day)

 Active transportation to school (n = 483)

5.1 ± 7.7

5.7 ± 8.6

3.7 ± 6.3

4.8 ± 8.8

4.8 ± 7.2

 Walking for transportation during leisure (n = 484)

6.6 ± 11.6

11.3 ± 14.0

3.5 ± 7.9

4.6 ± 9.3

3.3 ± 8.1

 Cycling for transportation during leisure (n = 485)

4.7 ± 9.1

5.0 ± 9.8

3.9 ± 5.5

5.3 ± 10.2

4.6 ± 8.9

 Sports during leisure (n = 485)

20.2 ± 20.2

16.2 ± 19.1

25.4 ± 24.4

22.1 ± 18.2

22.4 ± 20.1

 MVPA weekday (n = 409)

60.2 ± 23.5

56.0 ± 23.2

63.6 ± 19.7

64.2 ± 24.2

60.3 ± 24.3

 MVPA weekend day (n = 389)

50.0 ± 30.6

47.1 ± 26.8

41.5 ± 24.1

54.8 ± 32.8

53.6 ± 33.9