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Table 1 Demographic and local built environment characteristics for respondents belonging to the York Region health unit

From: Associations between the built environment, total, recreational, and transit-related physical activity

Demographics (n = 1 158)

 
  

Mean (SD)

Age

Years

47.9 (16.9)

BMI

kg/m2

25.6 (4.4)

  

%

Sex

Females

49.6

Ethnicity

White

69.6

Education

Post-Secondary

80.0

Smoker

Never Smoked

44.8

Local Built Environment (500m)

 

Built Environment Measure

Mean (SD)

Building Area (hectares)

1.5 (1.9)

All Green Space (hectares)

6.0 (9.9)

Public Green Space Only (hectares)

4.9 (9.2)

Residential Density (units/hectare)

6.8 (4.4)

 

Range

Intersections

0 - 133

  1. Note: 1 hectare = 10 000 square metres; Income was classified into tertile ranges (lowest: ≤ $59 999, middle: $60 000-$99 000, highest: ≥ $100 000).