Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the cohort (n = 703), Alberta’s Tomorrow Project, Canada, 2008–2015
Overall (n = 703) | Decreased Walkability (n = 235) | Minimal Change (n = 234) | Increased Walkability (n = 234) | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics at baseline | |||||
Age, in years (mean (SD)) | 52.54 (9.14) | 53.35 (8.63) | 51.94 (9.47) | 52.33 (9.29) | 0.227 |
Sex – women (%) | 452 (64.3) | 150 (63.8) | 153 (65.4) | 149 (63.7) | 0.913 |
Low-income household (%)a | 204 (29.0) | 79 (33.6) | 67 (28.6) | 58 (24.7) | 0.107 |
High school or less (%) | 149 (21.2) | 60 (25.5) | 36 (15.4) | 53 (22.6) | 0.022 |
Relationship status (%) | 0.986 | ||||
Married/common Law | 486 (69.1) | 160 (68.1) | 167 (71.4) | 159 (67.9) | |
Single/never Married | 41 (5.8) | 14 (6.0) | 12 (5.1) | 15 (6.4) | |
Separated/divorced | 142 (20.2) | 49 (20.9) | 45 (19.2) | 48 (20.5) | |
Widowed | 34 (4.8) | 12 (5.1) | 10 (4.3) | 12 (5.1) | |
Children in the home – at least one (%) | 216 (30.7) | 61 (26.0) | 80 (34.2) | 75 (32.1) | 0.134 |
Household size (mean (SD)) | 2.61 (1.36) | 2.46 (1.22) | 2.68 (1.32) | 2.67 (1.52) | 0.145 |
Walking | |||||
Baseline walking - minutes per week (mean (SD)) | 209.87 (256.52) | 215.60 (246.45) | 205.50 (260.98) | 208.48 (262.84) | 0.909 |
Change in walking minutes per week (mean (SD)) | 61.09 (381.06) | 50.15 (374.43) | 60.03 (381.65) | 73.15 (388.29) | 0.807 |
Change in covariates | |||||
No change in relationship status (%) | 611 (86.9) | 207 (88.1) | 202 (86.3) | 202 (86.3) | 0.759 |
Same season (%) | 210 (29.9) | 68 (28.9) | 66 (28.2) | 76 (32.5) | 0.558 |
Years between surveys (mean (SD)) | 2.94 (1.39) | 2.94 (1.45) | 2.97 (1.44) | 2.91 (1.27) | 0.897 |