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Table 1 Description of the baseline study samples for GLOBE and LASA

From: Land use mix and physical activity in middle-aged and older adults: a longitudinal study examining changes in land use mix in two Dutch cohorts

 

GLOBE

n = 1183

LASA

n = 918

POOLED

n = 2101

EXPOSURE

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Land use mix in 1000-m buffers, entropy score

0.30 (0.06)

0.24 (0.09)

0.30 (0.07)

OUTCOMES

 Average cycling time per week, minutes

177 (240)

76 (111)

133 (201)

 Average walking time per week, minutes

176 (248)

169 (226)

173 (239)

INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS

 Time-invariant characteristics

  Male, %

48%

44%

46%

Education, %

 Lower secondary or less (ISCED 0–2)

21%

44%

31%

 Upper secondary (ISCED 3)

19%

16%

18%

 Post-secondary non-tertiary education or short-cycle tertiary education (ISCED 4,5)

25%

19%

22%

 Bachelor, master, doctoral, or equivalent (ISCED 6,7,8)

35%

21%

29%

Time-varying characteristics

 Age, mean (SD)

56 (12)

68 (8)

60 (12)

Employment status, %

 Currently in paid employment

51%

21%

39%

 Currently not in paid employment

49%

79%

61%

Income, %

  < €1200

8%

17%

12%

 €1200 - €1800

24%

32%

27%

 €1800 - €2600

32%

51%

40%

  > €2600

36%

n.a.*

21%*

Marital status, %

 Married or registered partnership

80%

69%

75%

 Never married

9%

6%

8%

 Divorced

6%

6%

6%

 Widowed

5%

19%

11%

  1. * The highest income class for LASA consists of respondents with an income of > €2270