Relationship between built environment attributes and physical function in <scp>J</scp>apanese community‐dwelling older adults

Soma, Yuko; Tsunoda, Kenji; Kitano, Naruki; Jindo, Takashi; Tsuji, Takao; Saghazadeh, Mahshid; Okura, Tomohiro

doi:10.1111/ggi.12717

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“…A cross-sectional survey in 2010-2012 also suggests that there were poor performance of STS and TUG in elderly people of age 65 to 86 years. In our study, higher values of FTSTS and TUG test suggested an increased risk of fall 22 and decline in functional mobility.…”

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Association of Sit-to-Stand Pattern With Functional Mobility in Stroke Patients and Elderly Population

Rafi

Jahan

Malik

2019

KMUJ

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Association of Sit-to-Stand Pattern With Functional Mobility in Stroke Patients and Elderly Population

Rafi

Jahan

Malik

2019

KMUJ

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“…As in the empirical studies of the United States, Canada, and Germany [43][44][45][46][47][48], do people who live in areas with a higher level of walkability walk and bike more than those who live in areas with a lower level of walkability in Seoul, Korea? There are some previous studies from Asian countries similar to this topic, however, most focused on either promoting physical activity for older adults [52][53][54][55], or using survey/interview-based measurement of walkable environments [56,57]. Most importantly, there has been little research on the association between walkable environments and active commuting.…”

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Does Environmental Walkability Matter? The Role of Walkable Environment in Active Commuting

Kim

2020

IJERPH

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Since walkability plays an important role in active commuting, several cities are actively promoting its integration into urban and environmental planning policies. This study examined the association between walkability and active commuting in Seoul, Korea. A multilevel logistic regression model was used to examine the correlation between Walkability Score and the probability of active commuting after controlling for individual variables. The analysis used 129,044 individual samples nested within 424 administrative districts (dongs). In this study, three models were tested: Model 1 contained only individual variables, Model 2 contained individual variables and Walkability Score, and Model 3 included neighborhood-level variables in addition to the variables of Model 2. The results showed that the Walkability Score was significantly correlated with the odds of active commuting. Specifically, every additional one-point increase in Walkability Score was associated with 0.3% higher odds of active commuting (Model 2: odds ratio (OR) = 1.003, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.001–1.005; Model 3: OR = 1.003, 95% CI = 1.001–1.006). Additionally, public transportation density was also positively correlated with the odds of active commuting. The odds of active commuting were positively correlated with younger age, female, lower-income, and having no car. Based on the findings, policy recommendations in urban planning and design, transport engineering, and environmental planning are provided.

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“…This is the first report to examine walkability in a sample of workers whose residential location is more geographically dispersed than those in community-based samples. The present study is also unique in terms of the urban-suburban setting, as epidemiologic studies are often conducted in rural settings in Japan ( Eshak et al, 2017 ; Soma et al, 2017 ). One previous study in Japan did not find any significant associations between residential neighborhood GIS-measured walkability and leisure-time physical activity (walking and exercise combined) in women, but identified a marginal relationship in men ( Hanibuchi et al, 2015b ).…”

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The association between objective measures of residence and worksite neighborhood environment, and self-reported leisure-time physical activities: The Aichi Workers' Cohort Study

Yatsuya

Hanibuchi

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Preventive Medicine Reports

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The possible effects of a neighborhood's built environment on physical activity have not been studied in Asian countries as much as in Western countries. The present study cross-sectionally examined the relationship between geographic information system (GIS) measured residence and worksite neighborhood walkability, and the number of parks/green spaces and sports facilities within a 1 km radius of home and workplace, with self-reported leisure-time habitual (3–4 times per week or more) walking and moderate-to-vigorous intensity habitual exercise among local government workers aged 18 to 64 years living in an urban-suburban area of Aichi, Japan in 2013. A single-level binomial regression model was used to estimate the multivariable odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). Of the 1959 male and 884 female participants, 288 (15%) and 141 (16%) reported habitual walking, respectively, and 18% and 17% reported habitual exercise, respectively. Compared with women who resided in neighborhood with a walkability index of 4–30, those living in an area with that of 35–40 were significantly more likely to engage in leisure-time habitual exercise (multivariable OR: 1.70, 95% CI: 1.08–2.68). Marginally significant positive associations were found between leisure-time habitual exercise and the residential neighborhood's number of parks/green spaces among women, as well as the number of sports facilities among men. In conclusion, a residential neighborhood environment characterized by higher walkability may contribute to the initiation or maintenance of moderate-to-vigorous intensity leisure-time exercise among working women living in an urban-suburban area of Japan.

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Relationship between built environment attributes and physical function in Japanese community‐dwelling older adults

Cited by 41 publications

References 53 publications

Association of Sit-to-Stand Pattern With Functional Mobility in Stroke Patients and Elderly Population

Association of Sit-to-Stand Pattern With Functional Mobility in Stroke Patients and Elderly Population

Does Environmental Walkability Matter? The Role of Walkable Environment in Active Commuting

The association between objective measures of residence and worksite neighborhood environment, and self-reported leisure-time physical activities: The Aichi Workers' Cohort Study

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