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. 2020 Jun 9;9(12):e016152. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.016152

Table 2.

Standardized Mortality Ratios for CVD by Joint Category of Municipality‐Level SES and Built Environmental Attributes

Environmental Attributes Median (IQR) SMR
Higher SES Medium SES Lower SES
Neighborhood walkability
Higher (0.3 to 8.6) 94.7 (86.3–105.9) 98.5 (89.0–109.3) 104.5 (95.9–114.7)
Medium (−1.0 to 0.3) 101.7 (91.4–112.9) 99.6 (89.3–112.9) 105.5 (94.2–117.3)
Lower (−27.8 to −1.0) 101.3 (92.4–115.6) 101.7 (93.3–114.5) 104.5 (90.9–120.1)
Population density (people/km2)
Higher (3068 to 26 578) 94.7 (86.7–106.2) 98.3 (88.5–109.7) 104.4 (95.1–114.9)
Medium (895 to 3068) 99.6 (89.9–111.7) 99.5 (89.9–111.7) 105.4 (93.1–118.8)
Lower (5 to 895) 104.6 (92.6–117.8) 101.8 (92.0–115.7) 104.4 (91.8–119.6)
Road density, m/km2
Higher (9387 to 36 979) 94.5 (86.3–105.3) 98.0 (89.3–109.2) 104.1 (95.1–114.0)
Medium (5009 to 9387) 101.9 (91.6–112.6) 100.7 (90.0–113.7) 103.0 (90.7–115.8)
Lower (0 to 5009) 104.3 (93.1–118.7) 101.0 (90.8–112.8) 105.5 (92.8–121.4)
Access to commercial areas, m
Closer (21 to 1221) 94.8 (86.8–105.9) 98.6 (88.4–110.3) 106.9 (96.2–119.9)
Medium (1221 to 2774) 100.3 (90.0–111.2) 100.0 (90.4–112.8) 105.0 (95.1–115.7)
Farther (2774 to 75 083) 103.9 (92.6–120.5) 101.2 (91.4–113.7) 103.9 (90.2–119.8)

CVD indicates cardiovascular disease; IQR, interquartile range; and SMR, standardized mortality ratio.