Table 1.
Characteristic Mean (SD)/N(%) | Total | More walkable | Less walkable | P |
---|---|---|---|---|
N | 6894 | 468 | 6,426 | |
Age Mean (SD) | 61.7 (8.4) | 61.4 (8.1) | 61.8 (8.4) | 0.41 |
Females | 3,771 (54.7%) | 271 (57.9%) | 3,500 (54.5%) | 0.15 |
Race | <0.0001 | |||
White | 5,087 (73.8%) | 249 (53.2%) | 4,838 (75.3%) | |
Black | 1,807 (26.2%) | 219 (46.8%) | 1,588(24.7%) | |
Education | 0.022 | |||
Less than high school | 377 (5.5%) | 23 (4.9%) | 354 (5.5%) | |
High school graduate | 1,402 (20.3%) | 81 (17.3%) | 1,321 (20.6%) | |
Some college | 1,627 (26.1%) | 92 (21.1%) | 1,713 (26.5%) | |
College graduate or above | 3,310 (48.0%) | 257 (54.9%) | 3,053 (47.5%) | |
Income | 0.09 | |||
<$20,000 | 674 (9.8%) | 61 13.0%) | 613 (9.5%) | |
$20,000–$34,000 | 1,292 (18.7%) | 75 (16.0%) | 1,217 (18.9%) | |
$35,000–$74,000 | 2,407 (34.9%) | 167 (35.7%) | 2,240 (34.9%) | |
$75,000 or more | 1,763 (25.6%) | 118 (25.2%) | 1,645 (25.6%) | |
Refused to Answer | 758 (11.0%) | 47(10.0%) | 711 (11.1%) | |
Geographic Region | <0.0001 | |||
Stroke Belt | 2,278 (33.0%) | 42 (9.0%) | 2,236 (34.8%) | |
Stroke Buckle | 1,460 (21.2%) | 27 (5.8%) | 1,433 (22.3%) | |
Non-Belt | 3,156 (45.8%) | 399 (85.3%) | 2,757 (42.9%) | |
Current Smoker | 815 (11.8%) | 59 (12.6%) | 756 (11.8%) | 0.59 |
Heavy Alcohol User (NIAAA) | 298 (4.4%) | 21 (4.6%) | 277 (4.4%) | 0.80 |
Exercise Frequency – None | 1,788 (26.3%) | 134 (28.8%) | 1,654 (26.1%) | 0.20 |
BMI Mean(SD) | 27.8 (5.3) | 27.6 (5.1) | 27.8 (5.3) | 0.41 |
Dyslipidemia | 3,410 (51.2%) | 213 (47.9%) | 3,197 (51.4%) | 0.15 |
Systolic Blood Pressure | 118.7(11.2) | 118.7(10.2) | 118.7(11.3) | 0.99 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure | 73.6(7.6) | 74.7(7.2) | 73.5(7.7) | 0.002 |
Diabetes | 611 (9.1%) | 50 (8.2%) | 561 (9.0%) | 0.13 |
Boldface indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05) based on Pearson chi-square or independent t tests.