Neighborhood walkability and cardiometabolic risk factors in australian adults: an observational study

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, physical activity and cardiometabolic risk factors overall and separately for men and women

	Total		Male		Female
	N	%	N	%	N	%
Participants	5970	100	2509	42.0	3461	58.0
Age group
25-44 years	1783	29.9	700	27.9	1083	31.3
45-64 years	2432	40.7	1002	39.9	1430	41.3
65+ years	1755	29.4	807	32.2	948	27.4
Educational level
Less than year 10	488	8.8	179	7.8	309	9.6
Year 10 or year 11	1325	23.9	421	18.2	904	28.0
Year 12	677	12.2	247	10.7	430	13.3
Tafe/Trade qualification	1726	31.2	860	37.3	866	26.8
Tertiary degree or equivalent	1321	23.9	601	26.0	720	22.3
Marital status
Married	3797	63.6	1641	65.5	2156	62.3
Living with a partner	368	6.2	157	6.3	211	6.1
Widowed	571	9.6	127	5.1	444	12.8
Divorced	505	8.5	207	8.3	298	8.6
Separated	188	3.2	77	3.1	111	3.2
Never married	537	9.0	298	11.9	239	6.9
Household income > 40,000 Australian $	2971	54.2	1318	55.9	1653	53.0
Walkability 1600m neighborhood buffer
Less	4528	75.8	1910	76.1	2618	75.6
High	1442	24.2	599	23.9	843	24.4
Walkability 800m neighborhood buffer
Less	4595	77.0	1914	76.3	2681	77.5
High	1375	23.0	595	23.7	780	22.5
Physical activity (≥ 150 minutes/week)	1376	32.7	702	41.3	674	26.8
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m ² )	1074	18.8	422	17.2	652	20.0
Hypertension	1890	32.6	773	31.8	1117	33.2
Hypercholesterolaemia	1685	35.0	741	35.4	944	34.6
Type-2 diabetes mellitus	417	7.0	226	9.0	191	5.5
Two or more cardiometabolic risk factors	1419	23.8	618	24.6	801	23.1

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