Van Cauwenberg Jelle, Van Holle Veerle, De Bourdeaudhuij Ilse, Van Dyck Delfien, Deforche Benedicte
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Human Biometry and Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Education and Physical Therapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO), Egmontstraat 5, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO), Egmontstraat 5, 1000 Brussels, Belgium; Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Watersportlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Health Place. 2016 Jan;37:16-25. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.11.003. Epub 2015 Dec 14.
We examined the mediating role of physical activity on the relationships of walkability with Flemish older adults' health outcomes. In low income neighborhoods, residents of high walkable neighborhoods had a 1.5 kg/m(2) lower BMI than low walkable residents. Of this difference 0.3 kg/m(2) (19%) and 0.2 kg/m(2) (12%) were explained through walking for transport and MVPA, respectively. Similar findings were observed for waist circumference. Walkability did not relate to functional performance or quality of life. Walkable neighborhoods may benefit older adults' health, especially in low income neighborhoods. More research in other contexts is warranted to confirm current findings.
我们研究了身体活动在可步行性与弗拉芒老年人群健康结局之间关系中的中介作用。在低收入社区，高可步行性社区的居民身体质量指数（BMI）比低可步行性社区的居民低1.5千克/平方米。在这一差异中，分别有0.3千克/平方米（19%）和0.2千克/平方米（12%）可通过步行出行和中等至剧烈身体活动（MVPA）来解释。腰围方面也观察到了类似的结果。可步行性与功能表现或生活质量无关。可步行的社区可能有益于老年人的健康，尤其是在低收入社区。有必要在其他背景下开展更多研究以证实当前的研究结果。
