Age differences in the relation of perceived neighborhood environment to walking.
Age differences in the relation of perceived neighborhood environment to walking.
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DOI：
10.1249/mss.0b013e318185496c
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发表时间：
2009-03
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
King AC
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作者：
Shigematsu R;Sallis JF;Conway TL;Saelens BE;Frank LD;Cain KL;Chapman JE;King AC
SHIGEMATSU，R.，J. F.萨利斯L.康威，B。E.塞伦湖D.弗兰克，K。L.凯恩Chapman，和A. C.王感知邻里环境与步行关系的年龄差异。环境与体力活动的关系强度可能因年龄组而异。预计老年人比年轻人更容易受到环境因素的影响。本研究探讨了年龄相关的差异之间的协会感知的邻里环境和身体活动。参与者是1623名年龄在20至97岁的成年人，分为五组：年龄20-39岁，40-49岁，50-65岁，66-75岁和76岁以上。他们是从华盛顿州金县/西雅图招募的，这些社区的土地使用和收入中位数各不相同。参与者完成了关于邻里环境属性和步行交通和休闲目的的问卷调查。邻里环境，在15至20分钟的步行距离从家，测量了9个属性与验证邻里环境步行能力量表问卷：住宅密度，接近非住宅用地，方便访问非住宅用地，街道连通性，步行/骑自行车设施，美学，行人交通安全，犯罪安全和接近娱乐设施。参与者使用经过验证的国际体力活动问卷和老年人社区健康活动模型计划报告了步行的频率和持续时间。计算偏相关，调整人口统计学。在所有年龄组中，为交通而步行与多个感知的邻里属性显著相关，尽管休闲步行与此无关。在最年轻的年龄组中，几乎所有的邻里环境变量都与步行交通显著相关。相比之下，只有两个环境属性，接近非住宅用途（如商店）和娱乐设施，适度相关的两个最古老的群体中的交通步行。社区需要设计有许多有利的环境属性，以支持年轻人步行交通。在步行距离内拥有非住宅目的地和娱乐设施可能是支持老年人体育活动的最重要属性之一。
SHIGEMATSU, R., J. F. SALLIS, T. L. CONWAY, B. E. SAELENS, L. D. FRANK, K. L. CAIN, J. E. CHAPMAN, and A. C. KING. Age Differences in the Relation of Perceived Neighborhood Environment to Walking. The strength of the relationship of environment to physical activity may differ by age group. Older adults were expected to be more affected by environmental attributes than younger adults. The present study examined age-related differences in associations between perceived neighborhood environment and physical activity. Participants were 1623 adults aged 20 to 97 yr divided into five groups: ages 20–39, 40–49, 50–65, 66–75, and 76+. They were recruited from King County/Seattle, WA, neighborhoods selected to vary in land use and median income. Participants completed questionnaires about neighborhood environment attributes and walking for transportation and for leisure purposes. Neighborhood environment, within a 15- to 20-min walk from home, was measured on nine attributes with the validated Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale questionnaire: residential density, proximity to nonresidential land uses, ease of access to nonresidential uses, street connectivity, walking/cycling facilities, esthetics, pedestrian traffic safety, crime safety, and proximity to recreation facilities. Participants reported frequency and duration of walking using the validated International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors. Partial correlations were computed, adjusting for demographics. Walking for transportation was significantly related to multiple perceived neighborhood attributes in all age groups, although walking for leisure was not. Walking for transportation was significantly related to almost all neighborhood environment variables in the youngest age group. In contrast, only two environmental attributes, proximity to nonresidential uses (like shops) and recreation facilities, were moderately correlated with walking for transportation in the two oldest groups. Communities need to be designed with many favorable environmental attributes to support walking for transportation among younger adults. Having nonresidential destinations and recreation facilities within walking distance may be among the most important attributes to support older adults’ physical activity.