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Table 1 Prevalence of demographic, recreational environment, physical activity, and mental health variables

From: Green qualities in the neighbourhood and mental health – results from a longitudinal cohort study in Southern Sweden

 

Men

Women

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

Recreational characters 1999:

 

Wild

145

3.6

176

3.5

320

3.6

Space

478

12.0

523

10.5

1001

11.2

Serene

244

6.1

313

6.3

558

6.2

Culture

981

24.5

1171

23.6

2154

24.0

Lush

1116

27.9

1291

26.0

2408

26.9

Number of recreational characters 1999:

 

0

2220

55.5

2876

57.9

5098

56.8

1

1073

26.8

1284

25.9

2359

26.3

2

358

9.0

415

8.4

774

8.6

3

223

5.6

221

4.5

444

5.0

4

109

2.7

153

3.1

262

2.9

5

14

0.4

17

0.3

31

0.3

Poor mental health 1999 (GHQ12)

498

13.1

883

19.0

1424

16.4

Physical activity 1999:

 

Sedentary

525

13.6

673

14.1

1198

13.9

Moderate activity

2477

64.1

3133

65.5

5613

64.9

Regular exercise

732

18.9

922

19.3

1654

19.1

Regular advanced exercise

129

3.3

55

1.1

184

2.1

Country of origin (1999):

 

 - other than Sweden

366

9.2

444

9.0

810

9.1

Cohabiting :

 

 - No

938

23.8

1299

26.5

2237

25.3

Financial stress :

 

 -Stressed

287

7.3

459

9.5

746

8.5

 -Slightly stressed

669

16.7

895

18.5

1564

17.9

 -Not stressed

2957

75.6

3485

72.0

6445

73.6

Mean age (years)

50.8

 

50.0

 

50.1

 
  1. N = 7549 (persons who had moved between the occasions excluded).