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

Table 3 Age-standardized distribution (%) of urban population aged 45-72 years by park use according to the distance to green spaces (parks)

Visiting of parks	Distance to green spaces in tertiles			χ²and p value
Visiting of parks	1st tertile	2nd tertile	3rd tertile	χ²and p value
Men	N = 742	N = 734	N = 997	7.67, p = 0.022
Yes	52.2	48.9	44.9**
No	47.8	51.1	55.1
Women	N = 952	N = 968	N = 919	37.0, p < 0.001
Yes	57.1#	51.3*	43.4***###
No	42.9	48.7	56.6
Men and women	N = 1694	N = 1702	N = 1716	40.8, p < 0.001
Yes	55.0##	50.3**	44.1***###
No	45.0	49.7	55.9

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 as compared to the 1st tertile; #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01, ###p < 0.001 as compared to the 2nd tertile.
All data were age-adjusted to the Kaunas population census of 2006 (details in section Methods “Statistical analysis”). Distance to green spaces: 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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