Relationship between Objectively Measured Walkability and Exercise Walking among Adults with Diabetes
Table 2
Sociodemographics, health status, physical activity, and community walkability of the study population.
Characteristic
Total sample ()
Age, mean (SD)
62.0 (14.7)
Female, (%)
127 (61.1)
Race/ethnicity, (%)
Non-Hispanic White
118 (56.7)
Non-Hispanic Black
73 (35.1)
Hispanic
5 (2.4)
American Indian
4 (1.9)
Other
8 (3.8)
Education, (%)
Less than high school
51 (24.5)
High school graduate
70 (33.7)
Some college or higher
87 (41.8)
Body mass index, mean (SD)
32.0 (6.9)
Having any impairment that affects physical activity, (%)
131 (63.0)
Type of impairment (multiple responses), (%)
Muscular/skeletal
95 (45.7)
Pulmonary
18 (8.7)
Neurological
11 (5.3)
Cardiovascular
11 (5.3)
Vision/hearing
10 (4.8)
Other
25 (12.0)
Social support for exercise, mean (SD)*
2.35 (1.60)
Physical activity in the previous month, (%)
Walked in the community for exercise, any minutes/week
108 (51.9)
Walked in the community for exercise, ≥150 min/week
62 (29.8)
Community’s walkability measures, mean
Overall walkability
2.39 (0.57)
Sidewalks
2.31 (0.99)
Traffic safety
2.31 (0.28)
Street amenity
2.11 (0.73)
Upkeep
3.09 (0.37)
A composite variable for having a friend, spouse, or child exercises with you. 1: not at all; 5: great deal. Summary measures of walkability in the 1–4 scale, with 4 as the most desirable feature.
