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. 2020 Jan 14;20:52. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-8119-9

Table 1.

Characteristics of the Study Sample by Sex

Characteristic Total Female (n = 494) Male (n = 128) p-value
Sociodemographics
 Age (years) 58.0 (48.-68.) 57 (47–69) 60 (51–66) 0.6334
Highest Education 0.4214
  < HS 81 (13%) 65 (13%) 16 (13%)
 HS 257 (41%) 208 (42%) 49 (38%)
 Some college/Tech 200 (32%) 160 (32%) 40 (31%)
 College/Grad School 84 (14%) 61 (12%) 23 (18%)
 Married 111 (18%) 21 (16%) 90 (18%) 0.6332
 Household Income 12,500 (7500-25,000) 12,500 (7500-25,000) 17,500 (7500-35,000) 0.1460
 Physical Function 70.0 (45.0–90.0) 70 (45–90) 75 (50–95) 0.1478
 Time Spent in Neighborhood (years) 31.0 (9.0–50.0) 31 (8–50) 30 (9–50) 0.8091
Baseline Neighborhood Scales
 Infrastructure Scale 3.2 (2.8–3.6) 3.2 (2.8–3.6) 3.2 (2.8–3.6) 0.7079
 Perceived Safety Scale 3.0 (2.5–3.5) 3.0 (2.5–3.5) 3.0 (2.5–3.5) 0.4643
 Aesthetics Scale 2.7 (2.0–4.0) 2.7 (2.0–3.7) 2.7 (2.0–4.0) 0.8849
 Baseline Neighborhood Satisfaction 4.0 (3.0–4.0) 4.0 (3.0–4.0) 4.0 (3.0–4.0) 0.4538
Perceived Change in Neighborhood
 Improvement in Infrastructure 301 (48%) 238 (48%) 63 (49%) 0.8337
 Improvement in Safety 293 (47%) 238 (48%) 55 (43%) 0.2927
 Improvement in Aesthetics 283 (46%) 226 (46%) 57 (45%) 0.8052
 Improvement in Neighborhood Satisfaction 176 (28%) 153 (31%) 23 (18%) 0.0036
Cardiometabolic Outcomes (2016)
 BMI (kg/m [2]) 30.0 (25.4–35.2) 30.5 (26.0–35.7) 27.4 (23.1–32.4) <.0001
 SBP (mmHg) 127.0 (117.5–142.0) 126.0 (116.4–140.3) 131.0 (120.0–148.0) 0.0351
 DBP (mmHg) 79.5 (71.5–87.0) 80.0 (71.4–87.0) 79.0 (72.0–87.0) 0.9404
 HbA1c (%) 5.8 (5.5–6.3) 5.9 (5.5–6.3) 5.8 (5.4–6.2) 0.1490
 HDL (mg/dL) 52.3 (43.2–61.5) 53.2 (43.4–63.5) 47.0 (41.7–57.0) 0.0052

Note: Results are presented as mean (range) for continuous variables and N (%) for categorical variables