Association between Perceived Built Environment and Prevalent Hypertension among South African Adults

Table 1

Subscales and sample item description from the neighborhood environment walkability scale.

Item number	Subscale	Sample item description
01	Land use mix-diversity	About how long would it take to get from your home to the nearest businesses or facilities if you walked to them?; (i) Groceries; (ii) Clothes shop; (iii) Fruits and vegetables; (iv) Restaurant; (v) Bank; (vi) Video shop
02	Land use-access	I can do most of my shopping at local stores; Stores are within easy walking distance of my home; There are many places to go within easy walking distance of my home; It is easy to walk to a transit stop from my home
03	Streets connectivity	The distance between intersections in my neighborhood is usually short; There are many four-way intersections in my neighborhood; There are many alternative routes for getting from place to place in my neighborhood
04	Infrastructure for walking/cycling	There are sidewalks on most of the streets in my neighborhood; The sidewalks in my neighborhood are well maintained; There is a grass/dirt strip that separates the streets from the sidewalks in my neighborhood
05	Aesthetics	Trees give shade for the sidewalks in my neighborhood; There are many interesting things to look at while walking in my neighborhood; My neighborhood is generally free from litter
06	Safety from traffic	There is so much traffic along the street I live on that it makes it difficult or unpleasant to walk in my neighborhood; There is so much traffic along nearby streets that it makes it difficult or unpleasant to walk in my neighborhood; The crosswalks in my neighborhood help walkers feel safe crossing busy streets
07	Safety from crime	My neighborhood streets are well lit at night; The crime rate in my neighborhood makes it unsafe to go on walks during the day; The crime rate in my neighborhood makes it unsafe to go on walks at night