Table 1.
Participant and neighbourhood characteristics.
| Variable | All n = 204 | Females n = 100 | Males n = 104 | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (or n) | SD or % |
Mean (or n) | SD or % |
Mean (or n) | SD or % |
||
| Age (years) | 14.90 | 0.45 | 14.92 | 0.47 | 14.88 | 0.43 | 0.481 |
| Weight | 83.6 | 23.1 | 81.3 | 20.6 | 85.8 | 25.2 | 0.156 |
| Height | 171.0 | 7.8 | 167.0 | 5.6 | 175.0 | 7.1 | <0.00001 |
| Fat free mass (kg) | 58.5 | 13.7 | 53.9 | 12.6 | 63.0 | 13.2 | <0.001 |
| Metabolic risk | |||||||
| IDF risk factors | |||||||
| Waist circumference (cm) | 86.7 | 17.7 | 84.6 | 16.2 | 88.7 | 18.8 | 0.098 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.03 | 0.46 | 0.99 | 0.41 | 1.07 | 0.51 | 0.239 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.33 | 0.27 | 1.37 | 0.27 | 1.29 | 0.26 | 0.026 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 121 | 10 | 118 | 9 | 124 | 11 | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 71 | 7 | 72 | 6 | 71 | 7 | 0.313 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 5.15 | 0.84 | 5.05 | 0.82 | 5.23 | 0.85 | 0.117 |
| No IDF risk factors n (%) | 100 | 49.0% | 64 | 64.0% | 36 | 34.6% | <0.00001 |
| One or more IDF risk factors | 104 | 51.0% | 36 | 36.0% | 68 | 65.4% | |
| One | 61 | 29.9% | 23 | 23.0% | 38 | 36.5% | |
| Two | 35 | 17.2% | 11 | 11.0% | 24 | 23.1% | |
| Three | 5 | 2.5% | 1 | 1.0% | 4 | 3.8% | |
| Four | 3 | 1.5% | 1 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.9% | |
| Physical activity | |||||||
| % of time in MVPA | 5.56 | 3.53 | 3.66 | 2.22 | 7.32 | 3.61 | <0.001 |
| % of time sedentary | 62.70 | 8.11 | 64.64 | 7.24 | 60.91 | 8.50 | 0.002 |
| Neighbourhood built environment | |||||||
| Net Residential density × 102 | 10.74 | 2.08 | 10.74 | 2.05 | 10.73 | 2.12 | 0.953 |
| Land use mix × 102 | 21.51 | 14.74 | 23.16 | 15.38 | 19.93 | 13.99 | 0.118 |
| Street network connectivity | 8.76 | 4.94 | 9.02 | 4.69 | 8.51 | 5.18 | 0.462 |
| Pedestrian network connectivity, % | 38.80 | 11.56 | 38.47 | 12.13 | 39.12 | 11.02 | 0.689 |
| Accessibility to open spaces, % | 51.82 | 41.85 | 50.37 | 34.24 | 53.21 | 48.17 | 0.627 |
| Accessibility to destinations | 42.12 | 9.17 | 42.15 | 8.71 | 42.09 | 9.63 | 0.966 |
| Traffic speed exposure, % | 16.25 | 20.72 | 16.19 | 17.79 | 16.30 | 23.27 | 0.970 |
| Distance to school, km | 3.85 | 3.22 | 4.00 | 3.25 | 3.71 | 3.19 | 0.532 |
| School route topography | 5.67 | 9.41 | 5.20 | 7.76 | 6.13 | 10.76 | 0.479 |
| Household socio-economic status (number of deprivations reported) | 0.092 | ||||||
| 1 | 36 | 17.6% | 21 | 21.0% | 15 | 14.4% | |
| 2 | 43 | 21.1% | 21 | 21.0% | 22 | 21.2% | |
| 3–4 | 67 | 32.8% | 27 | 27.0% | 40 | 38.5% | |
| 5–8 | 32 | 15.7% | 21 | 21.0% | 11 | 10.6% | |
| Missing/incomplete/not reported | 26 | 12.7% | 10 | 10.0% | 16 | 15.4% | |
Notes: % = percent; HDL-C = High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; IDF = International Diabetes Federation; MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical actrivity; n = number of participants; p-value = test for significant difference between males and females; SD = standard deviation. Bold indicates significant difference between males and females at p < 0.05.