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Table 1 Descriptive characteristic of individuals by location

From: Association between perceived built environmental attributes and physical activity among adults in South Africa

Variables (N (%))

Urban = 290

Rural = 381

p-value

All = 671

Covariates

Sex

  

0.915

 

 Males

69 (23.8)

92 (24.1)

 

161 (24.0)

 Females

221 (76.2)

289 (79.9)

 

510 (76.0)

Age

  

0.303

 

 35-44

87 (30.0)

134 (35.2)

 

221 (32.9)

 45-54

100 (34.5)

129 (33.9)

 

229 (34.1)

 55 +

103 (35.5)

118 (31.0)

 

221 (32.9)

Marital status

  

0.019

 

 Single

132 (45.5)

133 (34.9)

 

265 (39.5)

 Married

106 (36.6)

171 (44.9)

 

277 (41.3)

 Divorce

52 (17.9)

77 (20.2)

 

129 (19.2)

Education status

  

0.165

 

 Primary

86 (29.7)

190 (49.9)

 

276 (41.1)

 Secondary

186 (64.1)

179 (47.0)

 

365 (54.4)

 Tertiary

18 (6.2)

12 (3.1)

 

30 (4.5)

Occupation

  

0.558

 

 Less skilled

241 (83.1)

323 (84.8)

 

564 (84.1)

 Skilled

49 (16.9)

58 (15.2)

 

107 (15.9)

Ethnicity

  

0.130

 

 Black African

285 (98.3)

379 (99.5)

 

664 (99.0)

 Colored

5 (1.7)

2 (0.5)

 

7 (1.0)

Physical activity outcomes

Leisure-time physical activitya

  

0.125

 

  < 150 min/week

181 (85.4)

194 (90.2)

 

375 (87.8)

  ≥ 150 min/week

31 (14.6)

21 (9.8)

 

52 (12.2)

Walking for leisurea

  

0.095

 

  < 150 min/week

153 (53.3)

226 (59.8)

 

379 (57.0)

  ≥ 150 min/week

134 (46.7)

152 (40.2)

 

286 (43.0)

Transport-related physical activitya

  

0.018

 

  < 150 min/week

199 (84.7)

255 (91.4)

 

454 (88.3)

  ≥ 150 min/week

36 (15.3)

24 (8.6)

 

60 (11.7)

Total physical activity

  

<0.001

 

  < 150 min/week

63 (21.7)

146 (38.3)

 

209 (31.1)

  ≥ 150 min/week

227 (78.3)

235 (61.7)

 

462 (68.9)

  1. asub sample less than 671 due to missing variables
  2. Bold is significant p value