Variable | Community-Dwelling Older Adults (M [SD]) | Retirement-Living Older Adults (M [SD]) | ||
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Driving (n = 636) | Nondriving (n = 80) | Driving (n = 90) | Nondriving (n = 74) | |
Continuous (M [SD]) | ||||
Age | 73.9 (6.0)*** | 77.9 (7.4) | 79.5 (7.3) | 79.7(7.8) |
Lower extremity function (lowest-highest = 0–100) | 58.8 (17.2) *** | 44.4 (17.5) | 50.0 (16.6)** | 41.2 (19.4) |
Neighborhood walkability | −0.4 (2.5)*** | 1.9 (3.6) | 0.1 (2.9)** | 1.8 (3.9) |
Residential density (unit: 100) | 2.3 (0.7)*** | 3.0 (0.7) | 2.7(1.2) | 3.0 (1.2) |
Land use mix | ||||
diversitya | 2.3 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.9) | 2.3 (0.7) | 2.4 (0.8) |
accessa | 2.7 (0.6)** | 2.9 (0.6) | 2.8 (0.5) | 2.8 (0.6) |
Street connectivitya | 3.0 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.7) | 3.0 (0.6) | 3.1(0.7) |
Walking/cycling infrastructuresa | 2.8 (0.8) | 2.7 (0.8) | 3.0 (0.8) | 3.0 (0.7) |
Neighborhood aestheticsa | 3.1 (0.8) | 3.1 (0.7) | 3.0 (0.7) | 3.2 (0.7) |
Traffic safetya | 2.6 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.8) | 2.7 (0.7) |
Pedestrian safety structuresa | 2.6 (0.5) | 2.6 (0.5) | 2.7 (0.4) | 2.7 (0.4) |
Personal safetya | 2.7 (0.8) | 2.8 (0.8) | 3.0 (0.8) | 2.9 (0.7) |
Microscale sum scorea,b | 3.1 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.8) | 3.3 (0.7) | 3.2 (0.7) |
Categorical (%) | ||||
Women | 50.4%*** | 75.0% | 56.7%*** | 87.8% |
Non-Hispanic White | 28.2%* | 38.8 | 32.2% | 33.8% |
Completed college | 49.9% | 41.3% | 46.7%* | 31.1% |
Married or living with a partner | 59.7%*** | 33.8% | 41.1%*** | 13.5% |
Visual impairment | 5.2%*** | 17.5% | 12.2% | 18.9% |
Hearing problems | 12.4%* | 22.5 | 18.9% | 18.9% |
Confusion | 9.4% | 15.0% | 13.3% | 23.0% |
Depression | 10.7% | 13.8% | 10.0% | 14.9% |
Having parks within 500 m from home | 58.6%** | 77.5% | 62.2%* | 79.7% |
Having recreation facilities within 500 m from home | 41.0%** | 56.3% | 50.0% | 62.2% |
Based on Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale; scores range 1 to 4, with higher numbers representing more activity-friendly attributes.
Mean score of walking or cycling facilities, aesthetics, traffic safety, pedestrian safety structures, and transit stops.
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