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. 2012 Nov 28;97(1):167–172. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.036392

TABLE 1.

Descriptive statistics for a sample of 1266 respondents residing in 2 Philadelphia neighborhoods

Value
BMI (kg/m2) 29.35 ± 6.881
Fruit and vegetables (servings/d) 3.64 ± 2.57
Distance (km) 3.59 ± 3.08
Mode of transport [% (n)]
 Car 60.5 (766)
 Public transit 17.9 (227)
 Multiple modes 21.6 (273)
Sex [% (n)]
 Female 78.4 (992)
 Male 21.6 (274)
Age (y) 48.95 ± 16.41
Employment [% (n)]
 Not full-time 65.3 (827)
 Full-time 34.7 (439)
Education [% (n)]
 High school or less 16.0 (203)
 More than high school 84.0 (1063)
Race [% (n)]
 White 8.0 (101)
 Black 85.9 (1088)
 Other 6.1 (77)
Household income [% (n)]
 <$40,000 73.0 (924)
 ≥$40,000 27.0 (342)
Household size (n) 1.91 ± 1.75
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Mean ± SD (all such values).