Faculty of Sport Science, Research Academy of Grand Health, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC H2W 1S4, Canada.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 25;18(3):1039. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18031039.
Physical activity has been suggested to be beneficial in preventing disease and improving body function in older people. Older people's leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) is affected by various factors, especially environmental factors. However, the differences in the association between older people's LTPA and the built environment in different sex groups remain unclear. Perceived built environment scores and older people's LTPA were collected for 240 older people in Jinhua using the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale and International Physical Activity Questionnaire, respectively. A linear regression method was used to analyze the associations between older people's LTPA and the built environment in men, women, and all participants. The results showed that land use mix diversity was associated with LTPA in older people for both sexes. In men, LTPA was also associated with access to services. However, in women, LTPA was associated with residential density, street connectivity, and crime safety. The relationship varied when demographic variables were incorporated into the regression analysis. Those results indicated that a shorter perceived distance from home to destination would motivate older people to engage more in LTPA. Older people's LTPA was affected by various built environment factors according to different sex groups. Women's LTPA was generally more sensitive to the built environment. More studies are needed to confirm the association between LTPA in older people and the built environment in men and women in mid- or small-sized Chinese cities in the future.
身体活动被认为对预防疾病和改善老年人身体功能有益。老年人的闲暇时间体力活动(LTPA)受到各种因素的影响,特别是环境因素。然而,不同性别组老年人的 LTPA 与建成环境之间的关联存在差异尚不清楚。使用邻里环境步行性量表和国际体力活动问卷,分别为金华的 240 名老年人收集了感知建成环境评分和老年人的 LTPA。采用线性回归方法分析了男性、女性和所有参与者中老年人 LTPA 与建成环境之间的关联。结果表明,土地利用混合多样性与两性老年人的 LTPA 相关。在男性中,LTPA 还与服务获取相关。然而,在女性中,LTPA 与居住密度、街道连通性和犯罪安全相关。当将人口统计学变量纳入回归分析时,关系发生了变化。这些结果表明,从家到目的地的感知距离较短会促使老年人更多地参与 LTPA。老年人的 LTPA 受到各种建成环境因素的影响,具体取决于不同的性别群体。女性的 LTPA 通常对建成环境更为敏感。未来需要更多的研究来证实中年或中小城市中男性和女性老年人的 LTPA 与建成环境之间的关联。