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Table 2 Summary of participants’ neighborhood characteristics (n = 615)

From: Assessing the relationship between neighborhood factors and diabetes related health outcomes and self-care behaviors

Neighborhood characteristics

Mean (±SD)

Aesthetic environment (5–25)a

15.2 (±2.75)

Walking environment (11–55)a

28.6 (±7.11)

Safety from crime (3–15)

8.49 (±2.04)

Access to healthy foods (6–30)

16.2 (±7.21)

Social cohesion (5–25)a

14.2 (±2.47)

Social support (0–100)a

72.8 (±26.1)

Neighborhood violence (4–16)

5.15 (±1.97)

Presence of crime (1–4)

2.06 (±0.81)

Neighborhood rating (1–4)

1.8 (±0.76)

Neighborhood comparison (1–5)

2.1 (±0.91)

Recreational facilities index (0–8)a

4.4 (±2.49)

Neighborhood participation index (0–12)a

8.9 (±3.24)

Neighborhood problems index (0–16)

12.4 (±3.71)

Food insecurity (0–6)

1.3 (±1.93)

  1. aHigher score is better