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. 2013 Feb 6;2013:916468. doi: 10.1155/2013/916468

Table 1.

Measures of central tendency and dispersion for neighborhood environment, social support, acculturation, and obesity-related variables.

Variable M SD Median Observed range Response option range
Walking environment* 3.25 0.64 3.25 2.00–4.56 1.00–5.00
Aesthetic quality 3.20 0.65 3.17 1.00–4.83 1.00–5.00
Safety 3.00 0.93 3.00 1.00–5.00 1.00–5.00
Violence* 1.45 0.77 1.00 1.00–4.00 1.00–4.00
Access to healthy foods* 3.25 0.97 3.33 1.00–4.25 1.00–5.00
Activities 2.41 0.83 2.40 1.00–4.00 1.00–4.00
Social cohesion 3.28 0.80 3.50 1.00–4.50 1.00–5.00
Social support for exercise 1.74 0.53 1.78 1.00–3.00 1.00–3.00
MOS: affectionate 4.29 0.87 4.67 1.67–5.00 1.00–5.00
MOS: positive social interaction 4.03 0.98 4.00 1.00–5.00 1.00–5.00
MOS: emotional/informational 3.88 0.99 4.00 1.00–5.00 1.00–5.00
MOS: tangible 3.65 1.12 4.00 1.00–5.00 1.00–5.00
MOS: overall score 3.91 0.90 4.05 1.37–5.00 1.00–5.00
Years in US 11.77 7.26 10.50 1.00–37.00
Percent body fat 38.56 4.62 38.98 24.50–49.80
Waist-to-hip ratio 0.82 0.07 0.81 0.64–0.99
Body mass index 29.68 3.54 29.37 23.39–41.48
Weight (kg) 73.47 9.92 72.75 54.10–100.80