Accessibility and use of urban green spaces, and cardiovascular health: findings from a Kaunas cohort study

Table 2 Distribution (%) of urban population aged 45-72 years according to the distance to green spaces

	Distance to green spaces			Total
	1st tertile of the distance to green spaces N = 1694	2nd tertile of the distance to green spaces N = 1702	3rd tertile of the distance to green spaces N = 1716	Total
Sex
Men, n = 2163	43.8	43.6	42.3	43.3
Women, n = 2837	56.2	56.4	57.7	56.7
Total, n = 5000	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Age, years
45-54, n = 1237	24.3	23.0	26.9*##	24.7
55-64, n = 2041	38.5##	43.9**	40.1#	40.8
≥ 65, n = 1722	37.3##	33.0**	33.0**	34.4
Total, n = 5000	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Education
Primary, n = 268	5.0	4.0	3.4	4.1
Vocational and
college, n = 1607	31.9	32.9	31.7	32.2
Secondary, n = 1286	25.8	26.9	27.9	26.9
University, n = 1789	37.3	36.2	37.0	36.8
Total, n = 4950	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0

χ² = 0.88, p = 0.64–for sex; χ² = 17.6, p = 0.001–for age; χ² = 7.88, p = 0.25–for education. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, as compared to the 1st tertile; #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01 as compared to the 2nd tertile (proportions were compared using the Z test).
Distance to green space: the 1st tertile–≤347.8 m (high); the 2nd tertile–347.81–629.6 m (moderate); and the 3rd tertile–≥629.61 m (low).

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