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Table 2 Environmental characteristics of the study population by age group.

From: Socioeconomic position and health status of people who live near busy roads: the Rome Longitudinal Study (RoLS)

 

Age (years)

 

0-17

18-34

35-64

65-74

75+

Total

N

289,539

420,169

821,153

214,332

153,705

1,898,898

Distance from HTR

mean (sd) %

302 (506)

286 (480)

274 (457)

241 (420)

208 (340)

272 (459)

> = 250

37.4

35.6

34.4

30.2

25.9

34.0

[150-250)

20.5

20.2

20.6

21.4

21.5

20.7

[100-150)

14.0

14.3

14.6

15.4

16.2

14.6

[50-100)

12.9

13.5

13.8

14.7

16.0

13.9

< = 50

15.3

16.4

16.6

18.3

20.4

16.9

Meters of HTR within 150 m from home

mean (sd) for those who live at < = 150 m from HTR %

268 (159)

271 (161)

272 (161)

276 (163)

282 (166)

272 (161)

living at > = 150 m from HTR

57.9

55.8

55.1

51.6

47.4

54.6

1st quartile (<166 m)

10.8

11.2

11.3

11.7

12.2

11.3

2nd quartile (166-266 m)

10.7

11.1

11.3

11.9

12.9

11.3

3rd quartile (266-323 m)

10.6

11.0

11.2

12.3

13.1

11.3

4th quartile (323-1445 m)

10.0

11.0

11.1

12.5

14.4

11.3

Daily average traffic count on the closest HTR within 150 m

mean (sd) for those who live at < = 150 m from HTR %

21686 (14272)

21832 (14255)

21774 (14006)

21975 (13497)

21920 (12776)

21533 (15094)

living at > = 150 m from HTR

57.9

55.8

55.1

51.6

47.4

54.6

(10000-15000)

17.9

18.4

18.7

19.3

20.7

18.8

[15000-20000)

7.9

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.6

8.6

[20000-30000)

7.9

8.3

8.5

9.6

10.7

8.7

> = 30000

8.4

9.0

9.2

10.4

11.6

9.4

Traffic density from HTR within 150 m (vehicle meters of HTR/m 2 )

mean (sd) for those who live at < = 150 m from HTR %

105 (91)

107 (91)

106 (88)

109 (85)

111 (81)

107 (88)

living at > = 150 m from HTR

57.9

55.8

55.1

51.6

47.4

54.6

1st quartile (< = 51)

11.4

11.3

11.4

11.2

11.4

11.3

2nd quartile (52-82)

10.5

11.1

11.3

12.1

12.8

11.3

3rd quartile (83-137)

10.3

10.9

11.2

12.4

13.9

11.3

4th quartile (137-1257)

9.9

10.9

11.1

12.7

14.5

11.3