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. 2017 Dec 19;17:960. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4962-8

Table 3.

Distribution of cardiometabolic outcomes according to the Walk Score

Walk Score BMI
Mean ± SD (P25; P75)
Waist circumference
Mean ± SD (P25; P75)
Recreational walking
Mean ± SD (P25; P75)
N = 5971 N = 5697 N = 5987
Very/Car-Dependent
Somewhat Walkable
Very Walkable
Walker’s Paradise
26.3 ± 3.9 (23.9; 28.1)
25.9 ± 3.9 (23.1; 28.0)
25.9 ± 4.2 (23.1; 28.1)
25.1 ± 3.9 (22.5; 27.3)
90.1 ± 11.2 (84.0; 96.0)
88.0 ± 11.4 (80.0; 96.0)
88.4 ± 11.9 (80.0; 96.0)
86.8 ± 11.7 (79.0; 94.0)
115.4 ± 175.4 (0; 180.0)
99.3 ± 155.6 (0; 120.0)
113.4 ± 181.2 (0; 120.0)
132.4 ± 182.6 (0; 180.0)
P For Trenda <.0001 a <.0001 a <.0001 a
Walk Score SBP
Mean ± SD (P25; P75)
DBP
Mean ± SD (P25; P75)
RHR
Mean ± SD (P25; P75)
N = 5883 N = 5883 N = 5922
Very/Car-Dependent
Somewhat Walkable
Very Walkable
Walker’s Paradise
133.0 ± 16.2 (123.0; 143.0)
132.8 ± 16.8 (121.0; 142.0)
132.7 ± 16.2 (121.5; 141.5)
131.5 ± 16.5 (120.0; 141.5)
80.0 ± 9.6 (73.0; 86.5)
79.2 ± 9.4 (73.0; 85.0)
78.9 ± 9.5 (72.5; 85.0)
77.9 ± 9.2 (71.5; 83.5)
61.0 ± 9.1 (55.0; 67.0)
62.1 ± 9.6 (55.0; 68.0)
61.8 ± 10.0 (55.0; 68.0)
60.9 ± 9.8 (54.0; 67.0)
P For Trenda 0.0005 a <.0001 a 0.0004 a

aP values for trends were estimated from the Jonckheere-Terpstra test

Abbreviations: BMI Body Mass Index, Recreational walking in the residential neighborhood, SBP Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure, RHR Resting Heart Rate