Table 2.
Individual, Neighborhood, Land use and Outcome characteristics of participants included in analyses, MESA, 2000–2002 (n=1975)
| North Carolina | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD), Median | Mean (SD), Median | |
| INDIVIDUALS (n) | 970 | 1005 |
| Age (years) | 62.4 (9.7), 62 | 61.6 (10.1), 61 |
| Education (years) | 14.1 (2.8), 13 | 12.5 (4.2), 13 |
| Family Income (dollars, missing=112) | 58035 (32496), 62500 | 42439 (29721), 32500 |
| Gender (% female) | 53.1 | 56.1 |
| Race/Ethnicity (% distribution) | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 53.8 | 20.7 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 45.9 | 34.5 |
| Hispanic | 0.3 | 44.8 |
| NEIGHBORHOODS (n) | 70 | 261 |
| Number of participants in neighborhood | 13.86 (9.53), 11 | 3.85 (3.86), 3 |
| FIVE LAND USE CATEGORIES | ||
| Accessibility (miles) | ||
| Social Uses | 0.4 (0.3), 0.3 | 0.1 (0.1), 0.1 |
| Night Uses | 0.8 (0.7), 0.6 | 0.7 (0.5), 0.6 |
| Physical Activity Uses | 0.7 (0.6), 0.6 | 0.1 (0.1), 0.1 |
| Auto-Oriented Uses | 0.4 (0.4), 0.3 | 0.1 (0.1), 0.1 |
| Parking Uses | 1.2 (1.0), 0.9 | 0.1 (0.1), 0.1 |
| Intensity (1/2-mile buffer; number of uses) | ||
| Social Uses | 5.9 (9.4), 2.0 | 36.6 (25.2), 30.0 |
| Night Uses | 2.1 (5.1), 0.0 | 2.0 (3.8), 0.0 |
| Physical Activity Uses | 2.2 (6.4), 0.0 | 21.3 (17.6), 16.0 |
| Auto-Oriented Uses | 11.4 (25.2), 2.0 | 99.5 (95.9), 64.0 |
| Parking Uses | 2.4 (7.1), 0.0 | 32.8 (33.6), 21.0 |
| Diversity (1/2-mile buffer; number of different uses 1–5) | 2.5 (1.7), 2.0 | 4.4 (0.5), 4.0 |
| TEN DISCRETE LAND USES | ||
| Accessibility (miles) | ||
| Beaches | 8.90 (2.62), 8.92 | |
| Community Centers | 0.41 (0.28), 0.32 | |
| Food Stands | 0.61 (0.38), 0.53 | |
| Libraries and Museums | 0.39 (0.22), 0.35 | |
| Malls with Parking | 2.05 (1.18), 1.78 | |
| Stores with Mixed Use | 0.10 (0.08), 0.08 | |
| Parks | 0.13 (0.09), 0.12 | |
| Post Offices | 0.50 (0.30), 0.44 | |
| Schools | 0.12 (0.09), 0.10 | |
| Theaters | 1.03 (0.76), 0.85 | |
| Intensity (1/2-mile buffer; number of uses) | ||
| Beaches | 0.00 (0.00), 0.00 | |
| Community Centers | 1.55 (1.64), 1.00 | |
| Food Stands | 0.72 (1.03), 0.00 | |
| Libraries and Museums | 1.42 (1.59), 1.00 | |
| Malls with Parking | 0.07 (0.28), 0.00 | |
| Stores with Mixed Use | 31.31 (22.23), 22.00 | |
| Parks | 7.61 (5.18), 6.00 | |
| Post Offices | 0.62 (0.57), 1.00 | |
| Schools | 10.42 (6.54), 9.00 | |
| Theaters | 0.60 (1.47), 0.00 | |
| Diversity (1/2-mile buffer; number of different uses 1–10) | 5.71 (1.26), 6.00 | |
| OUTCOMES | ||
| Percentage of participants meeting recommended levels of physical activity (150 minutes/week) using transportation walking | 47.8% | 61.7% |