TABLE 1—

Characteristics of Men at Baseline: National Population Health Survey, Canada, 1994

	Nonmovers (by Walk Score Quartile)				Movers Between Walk Score Quartiles
Variables	WSQ1a (n = 345), Mean (SD) or %	WSQ2b (n = 349), Mean (SD) or %	WSQ3c (n = 309), Mean (SD) or %	WSQ4d (n = 337), Mean (SD) or %	From Low to High (n = 91), Mean (SD) or %	From High to Low (n = 210), Mean (SD) or %
BMI, kg/m2	26.0 (3.9)	26.1 (3.8)	25.9 (4.1)	25.0 (3.8)	25.8 (3.5)	25.9 (4.0)
Age, y	39 (8.7)	38 (9.9)	38 (9.9)	37 (10)	37 (9.8)	36 (9)
Completed postsecondary education	59	55	54	58	62	53
Immigrants	16	21	27	31	28	17
Marital status
Married	78	71	66	50	66	65
Single	15	23	24	37	26	24
Divorced	7	6	10	12	8	11
Have children	74	67	61	44	64	54
Smoking status
Never smoker	36	37	38	39	40	40
Former smoker	29	30	29	27	24	30
Current smoker	34	32	33	35	36	30
Leisure-time physical activity
Inactive	55	57	62	53	60	56
Moderately active	26	24	21	26	20	29
Active	19	19	17	21	20	15
Utilitarian walking, per wk
None	50	45	47	38	46	35
Low (< 1 h)	14	17	18	17	20	20
Moderate (1–5 h)	18	22	19	32	15	30
High (≥ 6 h)	18	17	15	13	20	15

Note. BMI = body mass index; WSQ = Walk Score quartile.

^aLow-walkable neighborhood (scores 0–39).

^bLow-medium–walkable neighborhood (scores 40–55).

^cMedium-high–walkable neighborhood (scores 56–69).

^dHigh-walkable neighborhood (scores 70–100).