Table 1.
Characteristics of participants.
|
Total N = 132 |
With FLs N = 88 |
Without FLs N = 44 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in year, mean (SD) | 69.74 (4.97) | 70.08 (5.39) | 69.43 (4.35) |
ns |
| Gender, female | 66% | 67% | 52% | ns |
| Race, African-American | 77% | 76% | 80% | ns |
| Marital Status, divorced or separated | 72% | 73% | 70% | ns |
| Education level, less than high school | 57% | 54% | 65% | ns |
| Income, receiving SSDI | 42% | 43% | 42% | ns |
| Assisted device use (Y) | 32% | 41% | 23% | 0.021 |
| Health conditions | ||||
| Fall in the past year (Y) | 42% | 53% | 32% | 0.001 |
| Vision problems (Y) | 43% | 40% | 46% | ns |
| Numbness in feet (Y) | 38% | 52% | 24% | 0.002 |
| Medication, > 3/day (Y) | 71% | 84% | 59% | 0.001 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 30.73(7.65) | 31.54 | 28.97 | ns |
| Mixed land use * | 2.39 (0.86) | 2.26 | 2.67 | 0.013 |
| Walking hazards* | 2.48 (0.79) | 2.37 | 2.72 | 0.018 |
| Pedestrian safety* | 2.21 (0.92) | 2.33 | 1.94 | 0.024 |
| Perceived crime* | 2.31 (0.18) | 2.38 | 2.15 | ns |
FL, functional limitation; SD, standard deviation; SSDI, social security disability insurance; Y, yes; ns, not statistically significant at p = 0.05.
*
Higher scores of neighborhoods walkability indicated the perception of greater mixed-land-use, fewer walking hazards, greater pedestrian safety and little crime. Bold values indicates a statistically significant level at p = 0.05.