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Table 2 PA variables and other characteristics of female participants, by category of individual-level NRs

From: Individual- and community-level neighbor relationships and physical activity among older Japanese adults living in a metropolitan area: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis

Variables

Category of NRs

P-value

Visiting each other

Standing and chatting

Exchange of greetings

None

(n = 1268, 29.8%)

(n = 1895, 44.6%)

(n = 938, 22.1%)

(n = 151, 3.6%)

PA, median (interquartile range)

MVPA, MET-hours/week

29.7

(13.2–62.7)

26.4

(11.9–57.8)

23.1

(8.3–55.8)

11.6

(0–34.7)

< 0.001b

 VPA, min/week

0

(0–100)

0

(0–60)

0

(0–20)

0

(0–0)

< 0.001b

 MPA, min/week

0

(0–120)

0

(0–120)

0

(0–105)

0

(0–0)

< 0.001b

 WT, min/week

300

(160–630)

350

(150–630)

280

(120–630)

180

(0–420)

< 0.001b

 ST, min/day

300

(180–480)

300

(180–480)

300

(180–480)

420

(240–600)

0.027b

Age (years), mean (standard deviation)

74.0

(5.5)

73.7

(5.4)

73.0

(5.7)

73.9

(6.0)

< 0.001b

Living alone, n (%)

339

(26.7)

409

(21.6)

222

(23.7)

60

(39.7)

< 0.001

Years of residence in the neighborhood, n (%)

        

< 0.001

 1–29

169

(13.3)

327

(17.3)

253

(27.0)

54

(35.8)

 

 30–59

822

(64.8)

1144

(60.4)

497

(53.0)

68

(45.0)

 

 60-

268

(21.1)

414

(21.9)

182

(19.4)

28

(18.5)

 

Education, n (%)

        

0.008

 Junior high school graduation

287

(22.6)

389

(20.5)

216

(23.0)

47

(31.1)

 

 High school graduation

569

(44.9)

851

(44.9)

386

(41.2)

63

(41.7)

 

 Junior college/vocational college/college/graduate school graduation

364

(28.7)

607

(32.0)

310

(33.1)

35

(23.2)

 

 Other/missing

48

(3.8)

48

(2.5)

26

(2.8)

6

(4.0)

 

Equivalent income, n (%)

        

0.012

 < 2.0 million

481

(37.9)

652

(34.4)

325

(34.7)

62

(41.1)

 

 2.0–3.99 million

338

(26.7)

545

(28.8)

241

(25.7)

30

(19.9)

 

 ≥ 4.0 million

206

(16.3)

288

(15.2)

145

(15.5)

17

(11.3)

 

 Unknown/missing

243

(19.2)

410

(21.6)

227

(24.2)

42

(27.8)

 

Alcohol drinking status, n (%)

        

0.244

 Current

538

(42.4)

785

(41.4)

378

(40.3)

48

(31.8)

 

 Never or former

721

(56.9)

1098

(57.9)

551

(58.7)

101

(66.9)

 

Smoking status, n (%)

        

0.213

 Current

64

(5.1)

117

(6.2)

71

(7.6)

6

(4.0)

 

 Never or former

1191

(93.9)

1757

(92.7)

856

(91.3)

142

(94.0)

 

Body mass index, kg/m2

        

0.056

 < 18.5

117

(9.2)

236

(12.5)

124

(13.2)

17

(11.3)

 

 18.5–24.9

893

(70.4)

1310

(69.1)

652

(69.5)

102

(67.6)

 

 ≥ 25

246

(19.4)

339

(17.9)

152

(16.2)

30

(19.9)

 

Number of chronic diseases, n (%)a

        

0.038

 0

302

(23.8)

493

(26.0)

259

(27.6)

43

(28.5)

 

 1

393

(31.0)

583

(30.8)

289

(30.8)

41

(27.2)

 

 2+

457

(36.0)

686

(36.2)

301

(32.1)

48

(31.8)

 

Mobility limitation, n (%)

391

(30.8)

552

(29.1)

313

(33.4)

66

(43.7)

< 0.001

Self-rated health, n (%)

        

< 0.001

 Excellent to good

1010

(79.7)

1492

(78.7)

710

(75.7)

95

(62.9)

 

 Fair to poor

186

(14.7)

316

(16.7)

182

(19.4)

46

(30.5)

 

Depressive mood, n (%)

306

(24.1)

630

(33.3)

384

(40.9)

86

(57.0)

< 0.001

Employment, n (%)

339

(26.7)

466

(24.6)

287

(30.6)

34

(22.5)

< 0.001

Social activity, n (%)

667

(52.6)

904

(47.7)

364

(38.8)

26

(17.2)

< 0.001

  1. PA physical activity, NRs neighbor relationships, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, VPA vigorous physical activity, MPA moderate physical activity, WT walking time, ST sitting time
  2. aSum of the presence of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and diabetes mellitus
  3. bP for trend test