Correlates of changes in walking during the retirement transition: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

ABSTRACT: Retirement from employment involves disruption in daily routines and has been associated with positive and negative changes in physical activity. Walking is the most common physical activity among older Americans. The factors that influence changes in walking after retirement are unknown. The study objective was to identify correlates of within-person change in recreational walking (for leisure) and transport walking (to get places) during the retirement transition among a multi-ethnic cohort of adults (N = 928) from six US communities. Correlates were measured at the individual (e.g., gender), interpersonal (e.g., social support), and community (e.g., density of walking destinations) levels at study exams between 2000 and 2012. Comparing pre- and post-retirement measures (average 4.5 year

SUBMITTER: Jones SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6129965 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature