Research Article
Associations between Resident Perceptions of the Local Residential Environment and Metabolic Syndrome
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the sample (
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| | | | Mean (SD) or % (95% CI) |
| | Age (years) | 1324 | 54.3 (14.3) | | Sex | | | | Male (%) | 609 | 46.0 (43.3–48.7) | | Female (%) | 715 | 54.0 (51.3–56.7) | | Marital status | | | | Married, living with partner (%) | 916 | 69.2 (66.7–71.6) | | Separated, divorced, widowed, never married (%) | 408 | 30.8 (28.3–33.3) | | Education level | | | | Less than Bachelor degree (%) | 1139 | 86.0 (84.1–87.8) | | Bachelor degree or higher (%) | 185 | 14.0 (12.2–15.9) | | Annual household income | | | | Less than $20,001 (%) | 298 | 22.5 (20.3–24.8) | | $20,001 to $60,000 (%) | 633 | 47.8 (45.1–50.5) | | More than $60,000 (%) | 393 | 29.7 (27.3–32.2) | | Work status | | | | Employed (%) | 735 | 55.5 (52.8–58.2) | | Not employed (%) | 589 | 44.5 (41.8–47.2) | | Area-level median weekly household income (AUD) | 1324 | 864.05 (201.36) | | Walking time in previous week (mins) | 1324 | 113.4 (196.8) |
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