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Table 3 Participant and neighbourhood characteristics

From: Neighbourhood built environment associations with body size in adults: mediating effects of activity and sedentariness in a cross-sectional study of New Zealand adults

Variable

Totala

Number

Percent

Age

2020

  

 15-29

 

450

22.3

 30-44

 

782

38.7

 45-54

 

462

22.9

 55-65

 

326

16.1

Ethnicity

2033

  

 Māori

 

241

11.9

 Non Māori

 

1792

88.1

Sex

2032

  

 Male

 

853

42.0

 Female

 

1179

58.0

Qualification

2025

  

 No Qualification

 

546

27.0

 School

 

234

11.6

 Post School

 

474

23.4

 Tertiary

 

771

38.1

Marital status

2028

  

 Never married

 

447

22.0

 Married

 

1302

64.2

 Previous married

 

279

13.8

Income ($NZ)

1821

  

  = <$ 40,000

 

421

23.1

 $ 40.001-60,000

 

316

17.3

 $ 60,001-80,000

 

271

14.8

 $ 80,001-100,00

 

276

15.1

  > $ 100,000

 

541

29.6

Employment

2030

  

 Full time

 

1182

58.2

 Part time/Non-standard work

 

542

26.7

 Unpaid

 

306

15.1

Car access

2032

  

 Un restricted

 

1633

80.4

 Restricted

 

241

11.9

 No car access

 

158

7.8

Neighbourhood preference

2006

  

 Strongly prefer walkable

 

700

34.9

 Moderately prefer walkable

 

333

16.6

 Neutral

 

286

14.3

 Moderately prefer less walkable

 

207

10.3

 Strongly prefer less walkable

 

480

23.9

Neighbourhood deprivation (NZDep06)

2033

  

 Least deprived quintile

 

419

20.6

  

380

18.7

  

419

20.6

  

435

21.4

 Most deprived quintile

 

380

18.7

Exposure and outcome variables

Total

Mean

SD

 Body size

   

  BMI

2007

27.04

5.68

  Waist circumference

1994

88.60

15.01

 Accelerometer-derived measures

1838

  

  Physical activity (accelerometer counts per hourb)

 

9177

4803

  Sedentariness (percentage of time sedentary)

 

57.49

11.89

 Neighbourhood exposuresc

2033

  

  Dwelling density

 

5.87

2.74

  Street connectivity

 

5.42

2.39

  Mixed land use

 

5.69

2.08

  NDAI

 

11.74

4.93

  Streetscape

 

87.57

11.26

  1. Note: BMI body mass index (kg/m2), n number, NDAI Neighbourhood Destination Accessibility Index, NZDep06 New Zealand Deprivation Index 2006, $NZ New Zealand dollars, SD standard deviation
  2. aData were missing as follows: Age, n = 13; sex, n = 1; qualifications, n = 8; marital status, n = 5; income, n = 212; employment status, n = 3; car access, n = 1; waist circumference, n = 39; BMI, n = 26; accelerometer data, n = 195
  3. bAccelerometer units were counts per hour while worn (weighted by hours of data recorded)
  4. cMeans and standard deviations of neighbourhood exposures were calculated across study neighbourhoods