Socioeconomic Status, Neighborhood Characteristics, and Walking Within the Neighborhood Among Older Hong Kong Chinese
Socioeconomic Status, Neighborhood Characteristics, and Walking Within the Neighborhood Among Older Hong Kong Chinese
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DOI：
10.1177/0898264313510034
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发表时间：
2013-12-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Chan, Wai-man
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作者：
Cerin, Ester;Mellecker, Robin;Chan, Wai-man
目的：我们调查了香港老年人的教育程度和地区社会经济地位(SES)与社区内步行模式和为娱乐目的步行的百分比之间的关系。还对这些协会的环境调解人进行了审查。方法：从32个街道中招募484名认知功能正常、能独立行走的汉语老年人，按社会经济地位和步行能力分层。采访者进行了调查，以收集关于步行和社会人口统计学的数据。对社区环境进行了审计。结果：教育程度与步行效果呈正相关，而面积SES仅与用于娱乐目的的步行百分比呈正相关。虽然没有确定区域SES-步行关联的中介因素，但几个环境属性解释了教育程度与步行之间的关联。讨论：教育程度而非地区社会经济状况是香港长者行走的关键决定因素；这些影响主要归因于社会和个人因素，而不是环境因素。
Objective: We examined the associations of educational attainment and area socioeconomic status (SES) with total within-neighborhood walking patterns and percentage of walking undertaken for recreation purposes in Hong Kong elders. Environmental mediators of these associations were also examined. Method: Chinese-speaking elders (N = 484), cognitively unimpaired and able to walk unassisted, were recruited from 32 street blocks stratified by SES and walkability. Interviewer-administered surveys were conducted to collect data on walking and sociodemographics. Neighborhood environments were audited. Results: Educational attainment was positively related to walking outcomes, while area SES was only positively related to percentage of walking allocated to recreational purposes. While no mediators of area SES-walking associations were identified, several environmental attributes explained the associations of educational attainment with walking. Discussion: Educational attainment rather than area SES is a key determinant of walking in Hong Kong elders; these effects are mostly attributable to social and individual rather than environmental factors.