Table 1.
Weighted sample characteristics of participants by country (2002–2003)
| Belgium (n=348) | Brazil (n=876) | Canada (n=634) | Colombia (n=2692) | Hong Kong (n=1100) | Japan (n=1221) | Lithuania (n=1245) | New Zealand (n=797) | Norway (n=500) | Sweden (n=440) | USA (n=2560) | |
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| Age: Mean (SD) |
42.3 (12.0) |
35.6 (12.4) |
39.3 (12.5) |
36.7 (12.5) |
39.5 (10.8) |
32.2 (5.5) |
37.5 (13.1) |
39.0 (12.7) |
38.2 (12.4) |
38.8 (12.9) |
40.2 (12.4) |
| Female (%) |
44.4 |
49.5 |
44.8 |
51.5 |
53.1 |
30.9 |
52.8 |
57.9 |
47.9 |
50.4 |
57.6 |
| Meeting physical activity recommendations |
75.9 |
70.9 |
87.6 |
86.6 |
89.1 |
55.9 |
88.6 |
88.9 |
86.6 |
83.2 |
82.2 |
| Environmental characteristics (%) |
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| High residential density |
66.4 |
12.0 |
39.8 |
78.9 |
99.7 |
70.8 |
84.3 |
24.4 |
58.1 |
70.4 |
40.2 |
| Shops near home |
63.1 |
85.0 |
67.1 |
92.2 |
88.4 |
82.8 |
82.2 |
73.4 |
83.9 |
77.0 |
59.0 |
| Transit stops |
74.6 |
94.8 |
85.2 |
95.9 |
96.4 |
90.6 |
90.6 |
91.4 |
97.4 |
97.1 |
68.4 |
| Sidewalks present |
83.5 |
24.8 |
79.7 |
88.5 |
96.9 |
58.1 |
86.3 |
94.5 |
76.9 |
95.4 |
74.6 |
| Bicycle facilities |
78.1 |
33.4 |
68.0 |
40.6 |
37.2 |
24.5 |
46.9 |
45.4 |
72.3 |
79.9 |
56.5 |
| Recreation facilities |
78.2 |
28.1 |
86.0 |
50.9 |
72.9 |
59.4 |
53.8 |
87.2 |
76.4 |
78.8 |
69.1 |
| Crime-related safety | 75.8 | 34.8 | 79.0 | 24.2 | 63.7 | 67.3 | 25.0 | 57.3 | 84.8 | 60.8 | 66.8 |