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. 2013 Apr 17;2013:239595. doi: 10.1155/2013/239595

Table 2.

Comparison of physical activity and neighborhood environment of participants using IPAQ, NEWS-A, and accelerometers by sex.

Male Female Overall
IPAQ-based physical activity indicatorsa
Transportation PA
 Active group 99 (42.9) 104 (42.1) 203 (42.5)
 Low active group 132 (57.1) 143 (57.9) 275 (57.5)
Leisure time PA
 Active group 57 (24.7) 64 (25.9) 121 (25.3)
 Low active group 174 (75.3) 183 (74.1) 357 (74.7)
Accelerometer-based physical activity indicatorsa
MVPA (minutes per day)*
 36- 49 (43.4) 71 (58.2) 120 (51.1)
 -35 64 (56.6) 51 (41.8) 115 (48.9)
Perception of neighborhood environment using the NEWS-Ab
 Residential density 348.8 ± 130.6 352.1 ± 130.9 350.5 ± 130.6
 Land use mix diversity 2.88 ± 0.81   2.85 ± 0.81   2.86 ± 0.81  
 Land use mix access 2.88 ± 0.60 2.88 ± 0.58 2.88 ± 0.59
 Street connectivity 2.82 ± 0.53 2.80 ± 0.51 2.81 ± 0.52
 Walking/cycling facilities 2.68 ± 0.72 2.65 ± 0.70 2.67 ± 0.71
 Aesthetics 2.69 ± 0.78 2.70 ± 0.75 2.69 ± 0.76
 Traffic safety 2.85 ± 0.52 2.86 ± 0.52 2.86 ± 0.52
 Crime safety 3.05 ± 0.91 2.98 ± 0.90 3.01 ± 0.90

*P < 0.05 MVPA, moderate-vigorous physical activity; adata presented as N (%); bdata presented as means ± SD.