Table 2

Sample characteristics walking/cycling sample by cohort

CARLA (n=1050)KORA (n=2260)SHIP (n=2959)
Demographics
Male, n (%)554 (52.8)1093 (48.4)1418 (47.9)
Age in years, mean (SD)69.8 (9)60.2 (12.3)54.8 (15.2)
Education
 9/10 years, n (%)58 (5.5)185 (8.2)263 (8.9)
 12/13 years, n (%)445 (42.4)1096 (48.5)1555 (52.6)
 14–17 years, n (%)236 (22.5)580 (25.7)601 (20.3)
 >18 years311 (29.6)399 (17.7)540 (18.3)
Walkability
 Impedance, mean (SD)1561.9 (226.3)1602.7 (12.3)1802.6 (394.7)
 Transit stations, median (Q1, Q3)5.7 (4–7.3)3.7 (10.9–6.6)2.1 (0.8–3.2)
 POI, median (Q1, Q3)3.2 (2.3–10.3)3.2 (0.5–7.2)4.4 (0.4–8.5)
Walking/cycling
 ≤ 30 minutes/day, n (%)451 (47)409 (18.1)1508 (51)
> 30 min/day n (%)599 (53)1851 (81.9)1451 (49)
  • CARLA, Cardiovascular Disease, Living and Ageing in Halle; KORA, Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg; POI, points of interest; SHIP, Study of Health in Pomerania.