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Determinants of Walking among Middle-Aged and Older Overweight and Obese Adults: Sociodemographic, Health, and Built Environmental Factors
BACKGROUND: This study examined the association between selected sociodemographic, health, and built environmental factors and walking behaviors of middle-aged and older overweight/obese adults. METHODS: Subjective data were obtained from surveys administered to community-dwelling overweight/obese a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5514329/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28744375 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9565430 |
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author | Forjuoh, Samuel N. Ory, Marcia G. Won, Jaewoong Towne, Samuel D. Wang, Suojin Lee, Chanam |
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description | BACKGROUND: This study examined the association between selected sociodemographic, health, and built environmental factors and walking behaviors of middle-aged and older overweight/obese adults. METHODS: Subjective data were obtained from surveys administered to community-dwelling overweight/obese adults aged ≥50 years residing in four Texas cities from October 2013 to June 2014, along with objective data on neighborhood walkability (Walk Score™). Multivariate logistic regression identified factors predicting the odds of walking the recommended ≥150 minutes per week for any purpose. RESULTS: Of 253 participants, the majority were non-Hispanic white (81.8%), married (74.5%), and male (53.4%) and reported an annual income of ≥$50,000 (65.5%). Approximately, half were employed (49.6%) or had at least a college degree (51.6%). Walking the recommended ≥150 minutes per week for any purpose (n = 57, 22.5%) was significantly associated with having at least a college degree (OR = 5.55, 95% CI = 1.79–17.25), having no difficulty walking a quarter of a mile (OR = 5.18, 95% CI = 1.30–20.83), and being unemployed (OR = 3.25, 95% CI = 1.18–8.93) as well as perceived presence of sidewalks/protected walkways (OR = 3.56, 95% CI = 1.10–11.50) and perceived absence of distracted drivers in the neighborhood (OR = 4.08, 95% CI = 1.47–11.36). CONCLUSION: Addressing neighborhood conditions related to distracted drivers and pedestrian infrastructure may promote walking among middle-aged and older overweight/obese individuals. |
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spelling | pubmed-55143292017-07-25 Determinants of Walking among Middle-Aged and Older Overweight and Obese Adults: Sociodemographic, Health, and Built Environmental Factors Forjuoh, Samuel N. Ory, Marcia G. Won, Jaewoong Towne, Samuel D. Wang, Suojin Lee, Chanam J Obes Research Article BACKGROUND: This study examined the association between selected sociodemographic, health, and built environmental factors and walking behaviors of middle-aged and older overweight/obese adults. METHODS: Subjective data were obtained from surveys administered to community-dwelling overweight/obese adults aged ≥50 years residing in four Texas cities from October 2013 to June 2014, along with objective data on neighborhood walkability (Walk Score™). Multivariate logistic regression identified factors predicting the odds of walking the recommended ≥150 minutes per week for any purpose. RESULTS: Of 253 participants, the majority were non-Hispanic white (81.8%), married (74.5%), and male (53.4%) and reported an annual income of ≥$50,000 (65.5%). Approximately, half were employed (49.6%) or had at least a college degree (51.6%). Walking the recommended ≥150 minutes per week for any purpose (n = 57, 22.5%) was significantly associated with having at least a college degree (OR = 5.55, 95% CI = 1.79–17.25), having no difficulty walking a quarter of a mile (OR = 5.18, 95% CI = 1.30–20.83), and being unemployed (OR = 3.25, 95% CI = 1.18–8.93) as well as perceived presence of sidewalks/protected walkways (OR = 3.56, 95% CI = 1.10–11.50) and perceived absence of distracted drivers in the neighborhood (OR = 4.08, 95% CI = 1.47–11.36). CONCLUSION: Addressing neighborhood conditions related to distracted drivers and pedestrian infrastructure may promote walking among middle-aged and older overweight/obese individuals. Hindawi 2017 2017-07-04 /pmc/articles/PMC5514329/ /pubmed/28744375 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9565430 Text en Copyright © 2017 Samuel N. Forjuoh et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Forjuoh, Samuel N. Ory, Marcia G. Won, Jaewoong Towne, Samuel D. Wang, Suojin Lee, Chanam Determinants of Walking among Middle-Aged and Older Overweight and Obese Adults: Sociodemographic, Health, and Built Environmental Factors |
title | Determinants of Walking among Middle-Aged and Older Overweight and Obese Adults: Sociodemographic, Health, and Built Environmental Factors |
title_full | Determinants of Walking among Middle-Aged and Older Overweight and Obese Adults: Sociodemographic, Health, and Built Environmental Factors |
title_fullStr | Determinants of Walking among Middle-Aged and Older Overweight and Obese Adults: Sociodemographic, Health, and Built Environmental Factors |
title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of Walking among Middle-Aged and Older Overweight and Obese Adults: Sociodemographic, Health, and Built Environmental Factors |
title_short | Determinants of Walking among Middle-Aged and Older Overweight and Obese Adults: Sociodemographic, Health, and Built Environmental Factors |
title_sort | determinants of walking among middle-aged and older overweight and obese adults: sociodemographic, health, and built environmental factors |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5514329/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28744375 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9565430 |
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