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Positive Association of Physical Activity with Both Objective and Perceived Measures of the Neighborhood Environment among Older Adults: The Aichi Workers’ Cohort Study

We examined the association between objective and perceived neighborhood characteristics and self-reported leisure-time physical activity (PA) in older Japanese residents living in areas ranging from metropolitan to rural in 2016. Objective measures used were walkability and the numbers of parks/gre...

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Autores principales: Li, Yuanying, Yatsuya, Hiroshi, Hanibuchi, Tomoya, Ota, Atsuhiko, Naito, Hisao, Otsuka, Rei, Murata, Chiyoe, Hirakawa, Yoshihisa, Chiang, Chifa, Uemura, Mayu, Tamakoshi, Koji, Aoyama, Atsuko
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7663542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33138333
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217971
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author Li, Yuanying
Yatsuya, Hiroshi
Hanibuchi, Tomoya
Ota, Atsuhiko
Naito, Hisao
Otsuka, Rei
Murata, Chiyoe
Hirakawa, Yoshihisa
Chiang, Chifa
Uemura, Mayu
Tamakoshi, Koji
Aoyama, Atsuko
author_facet Li, Yuanying
Yatsuya, Hiroshi
Hanibuchi, Tomoya
Ota, Atsuhiko
Naito, Hisao
Otsuka, Rei
Murata, Chiyoe
Hirakawa, Yoshihisa
Chiang, Chifa
Uemura, Mayu
Tamakoshi, Koji
Aoyama, Atsuko
author_sort Li, Yuanying
collection PubMed
description We examined the association between objective and perceived neighborhood characteristics and self-reported leisure-time physical activity (PA) in older Japanese residents living in areas ranging from metropolitan to rural in 2016. Objective measures used were walkability and the numbers of parks/green spaces and sports facilities within 500 or 1000 m of subjects’ homes, calculated using geographic information systems. Subjective measures were the subjects’ perceptions of their neighborhoods, assessed using a structured questionnaire. All variables were divided into three groups, and the lowest tertile was used as the reference. We assessed the location and frequency of strolling or brisk walking, moderate-intensity PA, and vigorous-intensity PA (sports) using a self-reported questionnaire and defined as performing a certain type of PA 3–4 times/week as a habit. Living in a neighborhood in the highest tertile for walkability and number of parks/green spaces as well as perception of having good access to recreational facilities, observing others exercising and the presence of walkable sidewalks was associated with walking and sports habits (multivariable odds ratios (ORs): 1.33–2.46, all p < 0.05). Interestingly, objective measures of PA-friendly environmental features were inversely associated with moderate-intensity PA habits, potentially because moderate-intensity PA consisted predominantly of gardening. In conclusion, living in an environment supportive of PA, whether objectively or subjectively measured, is related to leisure-time PA habits among older Japanese adults.
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spelling pubmed-76635422020-11-14 Positive Association of Physical Activity with Both Objective and Perceived Measures of the Neighborhood Environment among Older Adults: The Aichi Workers’ Cohort Study Li, Yuanying Yatsuya, Hiroshi Hanibuchi, Tomoya Ota, Atsuhiko Naito, Hisao Otsuka, Rei Murata, Chiyoe Hirakawa, Yoshihisa Chiang, Chifa Uemura, Mayu Tamakoshi, Koji Aoyama, Atsuko Int J Environ Res Public Health Article We examined the association between objective and perceived neighborhood characteristics and self-reported leisure-time physical activity (PA) in older Japanese residents living in areas ranging from metropolitan to rural in 2016. Objective measures used were walkability and the numbers of parks/green spaces and sports facilities within 500 or 1000 m of subjects’ homes, calculated using geographic information systems. Subjective measures were the subjects’ perceptions of their neighborhoods, assessed using a structured questionnaire. All variables were divided into three groups, and the lowest tertile was used as the reference. We assessed the location and frequency of strolling or brisk walking, moderate-intensity PA, and vigorous-intensity PA (sports) using a self-reported questionnaire and defined as performing a certain type of PA 3–4 times/week as a habit. Living in a neighborhood in the highest tertile for walkability and number of parks/green spaces as well as perception of having good access to recreational facilities, observing others exercising and the presence of walkable sidewalks was associated with walking and sports habits (multivariable odds ratios (ORs): 1.33–2.46, all p < 0.05). Interestingly, objective measures of PA-friendly environmental features were inversely associated with moderate-intensity PA habits, potentially because moderate-intensity PA consisted predominantly of gardening. In conclusion, living in an environment supportive of PA, whether objectively or subjectively measured, is related to leisure-time PA habits among older Japanese adults. MDPI 2020-10-29 2020-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7663542/ /pubmed/33138333 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217971 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Li, Yuanying
Yatsuya, Hiroshi
Hanibuchi, Tomoya
Ota, Atsuhiko
Naito, Hisao
Otsuka, Rei
Murata, Chiyoe
Hirakawa, Yoshihisa
Chiang, Chifa
Uemura, Mayu
Tamakoshi, Koji
Aoyama, Atsuko
Positive Association of Physical Activity with Both Objective and Perceived Measures of the Neighborhood Environment among Older Adults: The Aichi Workers’ Cohort Study
title Positive Association of Physical Activity with Both Objective and Perceived Measures of the Neighborhood Environment among Older Adults: The Aichi Workers’ Cohort Study
title_full Positive Association of Physical Activity with Both Objective and Perceived Measures of the Neighborhood Environment among Older Adults: The Aichi Workers’ Cohort Study
title_fullStr Positive Association of Physical Activity with Both Objective and Perceived Measures of the Neighborhood Environment among Older Adults: The Aichi Workers’ Cohort Study
title_full_unstemmed Positive Association of Physical Activity with Both Objective and Perceived Measures of the Neighborhood Environment among Older Adults: The Aichi Workers’ Cohort Study
title_short Positive Association of Physical Activity with Both Objective and Perceived Measures of the Neighborhood Environment among Older Adults: The Aichi Workers’ Cohort Study
title_sort positive association of physical activity with both objective and perceived measures of the neighborhood environment among older adults: the aichi workers’ cohort study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7663542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33138333
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217971
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