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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Urban environments and objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary time in older Belgian and Chinese community dwellers: potential pathways of influence and the moderating role of physical function

Characteristics [% missing values]

ALECS & BEPAS

(n = 829)

ALECS

(n = 402)

BEPAS

(n = 427)

Participant demographics and physical function

Age (years; mean ± SD)

[0.1% missing]

74.83 ± 6.18

75.55 ± 6.15

74.16 ± 6.14

Sex (% female)

[0.1% missing]

61.28

68.91

54.10

Education (% above primary school)

[0.1% missing]

61.04

46.77

74.47

Marital status (% married or cohabiting)

[0.1% missing]

64.66

62.94

66.28

Neighbourhood SES (low/high, % low)

[0.1% missing]

48.73

49.25

48.24

Household car ownership (% yes)

[0.2% missing]

55.49

28.86

80.56

SPPB (range 1–12, mean ± SD)

[1.0% missing]

10.03 ± 1.94

9.94 ± 1.95

10.11 ± 1.93

Objective neighbourhood attributes (mean ± SD) [0% missing]

Residential density (dwellings/km2)

 400 m SNR buffers

21,952 ± 58,736

37,227 ± 81,358

7569 ± 6866

 1 km SNR buffers

21,546 ± 21,211

36,316 ± 21,490

7640 ± 6328

Commercial & civic destination density (destinations/km2)

 400 m SNR buffers

155.74 ± 140.61

185.87 ± 107.23

127.38 ± 161.07

 1 km SNR buffers

119.98 ± 112.51

118.27 ± 60.33

121.58 ± 145.52

Public transport density (stops/km2)

 400 m SNR buffers

16.56 ± 17.38

14.86 ± 18.67

18.16 ± 15.92

 1 km SNR buffers

14.10 ± 9.84

10.74 ± 6.87

17.27 ± 11.09

Recreation density (facilities/km2)

 400 m SNR buffers

14.65 ± 18.35

19.61 ± 23.83

9.99 ± 8.65

 1 km SNR buffers

14.36 ± 13.35

22.17 ± 15.17

7.00 ± 4.23

Park number

 400 m SNR buffers

1.47 ± 1.69

1.21 ± 1.46

1.71 ± 1.85

 1 km SNR buffers

7.15 ± 6.24

6.37 ± 5.12

7.88 ± 7.07

Accelerometer-assessed physical activity and sedentary time (mean ± SD) [0% missing]

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (average min/day)

55.78 ± 37.05

69.00 ± 36.31

43.33 ± 34.24

Sedentary time (average min/day)

414.13 ± 98.01

404.94 ± 98.11

422.78 ± 97.25

Average wear time (average min/day)

835.38 ± 87.31

811.71 ± 92.22

857.66 ± 76.06

  1. ALECS Active Lifestyle and the Environment in Chinese Seniors study, BEPAS Belgian Environmental Physical Activity Study on Seniors study, SD standard deviation, SES socio-economic status, SPPB Short Physical Performance Battery, SNR street-network residential
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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