Safety from Crime and Physical Activity among Older Adults: A Population-Based Study in Brazil

Table 2

Prevalence of physical activity according to perception of safety in older adults. Florianopolis, South Brazil, 2009/2010.

Variables	𝑛	Leisure time physical activity			Commuting physical activity
		≥150 min/wk (%)	<150 min/wk (%)	𝑃^∗	≥150 min/wk (%)	<150 min/wk (%)	𝑃^∗
Street lighting at night				0.82			0.01
Yes	1490	29.8	70.2		29.0	71.0
No	159	28.9	71.1		19.5	80.5
Safe to walk during the day				0.02			0.29
Yes	1273	31.3	68.7		28.7	71.3
No	370	25.1	74.9		25.9	74.1
Safe to walk during the night				0.69			0.32
Yes	539	29.3	70.7		26.7	73.3
No	1091	30.3	69.7		29.1	70.9
Perception of safety score				0.008			0.15
Good	1198	31.8	68.2		29.3	70.7
Poor	428	25.0	75.0		25.7	74.3

Notes: *𝑃 value of Chi-square test.