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Table 6.

Country-specific scoring of NEWS/NEWS-A subscales for pooled analyses

Subscale [version]	Algorithm (item)	Country
*Residential density*	If (RD2) > (RD3) then (RD1) + (RD2) * 11 + (RD4) * 25 + (RD5) * 50 + (RD6) * 75	BRZ, COL, MEX, NZL, SPA, USA
[standard]	If (RD3) > (RD2) then (RD1) + (RD3) * 11 + (RD4) * 25 + (RD5) * 50 + (RD6) * 75
	If (RD2) = (RD3) then (RD1) + (RD2) * 11 + (RD4) * 25 + (RD5) * 50 + (RD6) * 75
[alternative 1]	If (RD2) > (RD3) then (RD1) + (RD2) * 11 + (RD4) * 25 + (RD5) * 50	BEL (responses recoded; see Methods section), AUS, DEN, CZR
	If (RD3) > (RD2) then (RD1) + (RD3) * 11 + (RD4) * 25 + (RD5) * 50
	If (RD2) = (RD3) then (RD1) + (RD2) * 11 + (RD4) * 25 + (RD5) * 50
[alternative 2]	(RD1) + (RD2_HKG) * 11 + (RD4) * 25 + (RD5) * 50 + (RD6) * 75 + (RD7) * 100	HKG
[alternative 3]	(RD1) + (RD2) * 11 + (RD3_UK) * 18.5 + (RD5) * 50	UK
*Land use mix – diversity*	[(LD1) + … + (LD9)] / 9	All (Items reclassified; see Methods section)
[standard]	[(LD1) + … + (LD9)] / 9	All (Items reclassified; see Methods section)
[alternative 1]	[(LD1) + … + (LD13)] / 13	AUS, BEL, BRZ, COL, CZR, DEN, HKG, MEX, NZL, SPA, USA (Items reclassified; see Methods section)
*Land use mix – access*	[(LA1) + … + (LA3)] / 3	AUS, BRZ, COL, CZR, DEN, HKG, MEX, NZL, SPA, USA
[standard]	[(LA1) + … + (LA3)] / 3	AUS, BRZ, COL, CZR, DEN, HKG, MEX, NZL, SPA, USA
[alternative 1]	[(LA1) + (LA3)] / 2	BEL, UK
*Street connectivity*	[(SC1) + (SC3)] / 2	BRZ, COL, CZR, DEN, HKG, MEX, NZL, SPA, UK, USA
[standard]	[(SC1) + (SC3)] / 2	BRZ, COL, CZR, DEN, HKG, MEX, NZL, SPA, UK, USA
[alternative 1]	(SC1)	AUS
[alternative 2]	(SC3)	BEL
*Infrastructure and safety for walking and cycling*	[(IS1) + … + (IS4)] / 4	BEL, COL, CZR, DEN, MEX, NZL, SPA, UK, USA
[standard]	[(IS1) + … + (IS4)] / 4	BEL, COL, CZR, DEN, MEX, NZL, SPA, UK, USA
[alternative 1]	[(IS1) + (IS2) + (IS4)] / 3	AUS, BRZ, HKG
*Aesthetics*	[(AE1) + (AE3) + (AE4) + (AE5)] / 4	BRZ, COL, CZR, DEN, HKG, MEX, NZL, SPA, USA
[standard]	[(AE1) + (AE3) + (AE4) + (AE5)] / 4	BRZ, COL, CZR, DEN, HKG, MEX, NZL, SPA, USA
[alternative 1]	[(AE1) + (AE4) + (AE5)] / 3	BEL, UK
[alternative 2]	[(AE2) + … + (AE5)] / 4	AUS
*Traffic safety/hazards*	[(TH2_R) + (TH4) + (TH5_R)] / 3	COL, DEN, HKG, MEX, NZL, SPA, UK, USA
[standard]	[(TH2_R) + (TH4) + (TH5_R)] / 3	COL, DEN, HKG, MEX, NZL, SPA, UK, USA
[alternative 1]	[(TH2_R) + (TH3)] / 2	AUS
[alternative 2]	[(TH1_R) + (TH4) + (TH5_R)] / 3	BRZ
[alternative 3]	[(TH1_R) + (TH3) + (TH5_R)] / 3	BEL, CZR
*Safety from crime*	[(CR1_R) + (CR2_R) + (CR3_R)] / 3	All
[standard]	[(CR1_R) + (CR2_R) + (CR3_R)] / 3	All
*Few cul-de-sacs*	(CS)	All
[standard]	(CS)	All
*Physical barriers to walking*	(BW)	All
[standard]

NEWS, Neighborhood environment walkability scale; NEWS-A ,NEWS – Abbreviated form; AUS, Australia; BEL, Belgium; BRZ, Brazil; COL, Colombia; CZR, Czech Republic; DEN, Denmark; HKG, Hong Kong; MEX, Mexico; NZL, New Zealand; UK, United Kingdom; USA, Unites States of America. _R, Reversed scored item; _HKG, Hong Kong-specific item; _UK, UK-specific item; the item codes correspond to those in Table 4.