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Table 1 descriptive statistics

From: Physical environmental factors related to walking and cycling in older adults: the Belgian aging studies

Demographics

Total sample

N = 48879

Urban

N = 15444

Semi-urban

N = 17996

Rural

N = 15439

age (years)

74.4 ± 6.7

74.5 ± 6.8

74.3 ± 6.6

74.3 ± 6.6

% female

55.7

56.7

55.3

55.2

% higher education

9.6

12.9

8.8

7.4

number of limitations

2.5 ± 2.6

2.5 ± 2.5

2.5 ± 2.6

2.6 ± 2.6

Municipalities' characteristics

    

residential density (inh./km2)

577.0 ± 508.5

1112.6 ± 604.9

420.4 ± 86.9

223.7 ± 59.7

mean annual income (euro)

16438.6 ± 1728.8

17138.2 ± 1795.1

16468.6 ± 1718.5

15703.9 ± 1328.7

Walking/cycling behavior

    

% daily walking for transportation

35.9

40.9

34.4

32.4

% daily cycling for transportation

23.7

20.6

25.7

24.5

% weekly walking or cycling for recreation

53.8

54.3

54

52.9