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Table 5 Objective measures of the neighborhood environment between high and low SES groups

From: Perceived and objective neighborhood support for outside of school physical activity in South African children

Objective measurements

Low SES

(n = 176)

High SES

(n = 82)

P-value

Overall

(n = 258)

Unsafe neighborhood (crime rates)

6095.38 ± 4026.05

6431.01 ± 4198.10

0.539

6202.05 ± 4076.33

Traffic risk (motor vehicle accidents)

103.11 ± 78.19

91.87 ± 60.72

0.251

99.53 ± 73.16

Availability of PA facilitiesa

11.57 ± 7.46

10.72 ± 8.93

0.426

11.30 ± 7.95

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD
  2. aThe actual number of PA facilities within 500 m from home objectively measured using Geographic Information Systems
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