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. 2021 Feb 1;9:611895. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.611895

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of 6,894 REGARDS participants.

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.