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Table 2 LSA and individual and environmental characteristics of study participants (n = 1258)

From: Cross-sectional study of individual and environmental factors associated with life-space mobility among community-dwelling independent older people

 

N or mean (median)

% or SD (IQR/range)

Life-space mobility

LSA points

91.2 (92.0)

20.7 (78.0–102.0)

 Individual factors

Hearing impairment

138

11.0

Visual impairment

69

5.5

Visual and hearing impairment

53

4.2

No response

50

3.5

Urinary incontinence

Frequent

13

1.0

Sometimes

247

19.6

Never

994

79.0

No response

4

0.3

Fall in the past year

No

1050

83.5

Yes

205

16.3

No response

3

0.2

GLFS-5 points

2.0

3.0 (0–20)

SDC points

12.2

2.6 (10–33)

GDS-5 points

0.8

1.1 (0–5)

CCHL points

19.1

4.5 (5–25)

Participation in community activity

Yes

617

49.0

 Environmental factors

SSES points

Receiving

8.1

2.6 (6–21)

Giving

10.8

3.8 (6–24)

LSNS-6 points

Family

8.2

3.2 (0–15)

Friendships

6.8

4.0 (0–15)

ANEWS-J points

Land use mix-access

3.1

0.5 (1.5–4.0)

Sidewalk/bike lanes

2.4

0.8 (1.0–4.0)

Esthetics

2.5

0.8 (1.0–4.0)

  1. LSA Life-Space Assessment, GLFS-5 Geriatric Locomotive Function Scale, CCHL Communicative Critical Health Literacy Scale, SDC self-administered dementia checklist, GDS-5 Geriatric Depression Scale, SSES Social Support Exchange Scale, LSNS-6 Lubben Social Network Scale, ANEWS-J Abbreviated Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale, Japanese version, SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range