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Table 4 Summary table of associations of neighbourhood physical environmental correlates with active travel in older adults by type of environmental measure (objective vs. perceived)

From: The neighbourhood physical environment and active travel in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Environmental attributes

Total walking

All active travel

 

P

∅

N

pa

Da

P

∅

N

pa

Da

Residential density/urbanisation

7

6

0

<.001

P

9

10

1

.002

P

 Objective

2

1

0

.031

P

3

1

1

.145

∅

 Perceived

5

5

0

.004

P

6

9

0

.006

P

Street connectivity

5

10

0

.014

P

7

13

0

.002

P

 Objective

2

2

0

.041

P

2

2

0

.041

P

 Perceived

3

8

0

.113

∅

5

11

0

.014

P

Access to/availability of services/destinations

 Land use mix – destination diversity

10.5

6.5

0

<.001

P

14.16

8.84

0

<.001

P

  Objective

2.5

3.5

0

.051

∅

2.5

3.5

0

.051

∅

  Perceived

8

3

0

<.001

P

11.66

5.34

0

<.001

P

 Public transport

8.2

1.8

0

<.001

P

9.2

7.8

0

<.001

P

  Objective

4.2

0.8

0

<.001

P

4.2

2.8

0

.002

P

  Perceived

4

1

0

<.001

P

5

5

0

.002

P

 Parks/open space/recreation

6.93

10.07

0

.001

P

10.73

14.27

0

<.001

P

  Objective

2

8

0

.229

∅

2.8

11.2

0

.130

∅

  Perceived

4.93

2.07

0

<.001

P

7.93

3.07

0

<.001

P

Pedestrian & cycling infrastructure

Pedestrian-friendly features

6.76

18.24

1

.024

P

13.43

27.57

1

<.001

P

 Objective

2.25

5.75

0

.090

∅

3.25

7.75

0

.044

P

 Perceived

4.51

12.49

1

.114

∅

10.18

19.82

0

<.001

P

Aesthetics and cleanliness/order

 Greenery and aesthetically pleasing scenery

3.01

11.99

0

.189

∅

3.85

20.15

0

.160

∅

  Objective

0.5

2.50

0

.569

∅

0.5

5.50

0

.723

∅

  Perceived

2.51

9.49

0

.237

∅

3.35

14.65

0

.154

∅

Safety and traffic

 Traffic/pedestrian safety

3

19.49

1.51

.484

∅

6

31.27

5.73

.888

∅

  Objective

1

3

1

1.00

∅

4

4

1

.043

P

  Perceived

2

16.49

0.51

.432

∅

2

27.27

4.73

.398

∅

  1. Notes. P = positive association; ∅ = nil association; N = negative association; p = p value; D = direction of associations supported by the data; subscript ‘a’ = fully adjusted (for sample size and study quality). Differences in associations between objective and perceived measures of environmental attributes are bolded