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Table 2 Participants Physical Activity and Perception of Neighborhood Safety, Overall and by Gender

From: Perceived crime and traffic safety is related to physical activity among adults in Nigeria

Variables

Total

Gender

  
 

N (%)

Womenn (%)

Menn (%)

X 2 - Statistic*

p- values

Objective MVPA

   

13.87

<0.001

Sufficient

128 (58.4)

37 (43.0)

91 (68.4)

  

Not Sufficient

91 (41.6)

49 (57.0)

42 (31.6)

  

Self- Reported Walking

   

7.53

0.006

Sufficient

104 (51.2)

50 (63.3)

54 (43.5)

  

Not Sufficient

99 (48.8)

29 (36.7)

70 (56.5)

  

Traffic Safety for Bicycling

   

15.89

<0.001

Safe

190 (88.8)

66 (77.8)

127 (85.5)

  

Not Safe

24 (11.2)

18 (22.2)

6 (4.5)

  

Traffic Safety for Walking

   

97.53

<0.001

Safe

160 (73.1)

29 (33.7)

131 (98.5)

  

Not Safe

59 (26.9)

57 (66.3)

2 (1.5)

  

Crime Safety during the Day

   

73.14

<0.001

Safe

165 (75.3)

41 (47.7)

124 (93.2)

  

Not Safe

54 (24.7)

45 (52.3)

9 (6.8)

  

Crime Safety at Night

   

29.25

<0.001

Safe

144 (65.8)

44 (55.8)

106 (79.7)

  

Not Safe

75 (34.2)

38 (44.2)

27 (20.3)

  
  1. *- The statistic is to compare men vs. women