Table 1 Descriptive statistics for select characteristics, by gender
Characteristic | Men | Women | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | mean (SD) | n | mean (SD) | n | mean (SD) | |
SOCIODEMOGRAPHICS | ||||||
 Age (yrs) | 59 | 74.2 (6.3) | 102 | 74.4 (6.2) | 161 | 74.3 (6.2) |
 Married (%) | 59 |  | 102 |  | 161 |  |
  No |  | 81 |  | 97 |  | 91 |
  Yes |  | 19 |  | 3 |  | 9 |
 Living arrangement (%) | 59 |  | 102 |  | 161 |  |
  Lives alone |  | 68 |  | 88 |  | 81 |
  Lives with others |  | 32 |  | 12 |  | 19 |
 Had vehicle at disposal in last 7 days (%) | 59 |  | 102 |  | 161 |  |
  No |  | 41 |  | 50 |  | 47 |
  Yes |  | 59 |  | 50 |  | 53 |
 Owns a dog (%) | 59 |  | 102 |  | 161 |  |
  No |  | 92 |  | 88 |  | 89 |
  Yes |  | 8 |  | 12 |  | 11 |
BUILT ENVIRONMENT | ||||||
 Street Smart Walk Score (/100) | 59 | 71.3 (27.7) | 102 | 71.8 (24.0) | 161 | 71.6 (25.3) |
 NEWS-Aa Subscale F: Aesthetics (/4) | 58 | 2.9 (0.8) | 102 | 3.3 (0.6) | 160 | 3.2 (0.7) |
 NEWS-Aa Subscale G: Traffic hazards (/4) | 57 | 2.4 0.6) | 98 | 2.4 (0.6) | 155 | 2.4 (0.6) |
 NEWS-Aa Subscale H: Crime (/4) | 56 | 3.3 (0.7) | 96 | 3.3 (0.7) | 152 | 3.3 (0.7) |
PHYSICAL | ||||||
 Body mass index (kg/m2) | 59 | 26.9 (4.6) | 102 | 27.0 (5.7) | 161 | 27.0 (5.3) |
 Number of comorbiditiesb | 57 | 2.8 (2.0) | 101 | 3.0 (2.2) | 158 | 2.9 (2.1) |
 Gait speed (m/s)c | 59 | 1.0 (0.2) | 102 | 1.0 (0.3) | 161 | 1.0 (0.3) |
PSYCHOSOCIAL | ||||||
 Likes to walk outside… (%) | 59 |  | 102 |  | 161 |  |
 Less than very much (1-4 on a 5-point scale) |  | 44 |  | 25 |  | 31 |
 Very much (5 on a 5-point scale) |  | 66 |  | 75 |  | 69 |
 Ambulatory self-confidence questionnaire (/10) | 59 | 8.6 (1.4) | 102 | 8.2 (1.8) | 161 | 8.4 (1.7) |
SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT | ||||||
 Neighbourhood social cohesion and trustd (/5) | 56 | 3.3 (0.8) | 101 | 3.5 (0.7) | 157 | 3.4 (0.7) |
 Neighbourhood physical and social disordere (/4) | 57 | 3.4 (0.6) | 102 | 3.5 (0.4) | 159 | 3.5 (0.5) |