Associations of Neighborhood Walkability with Sedentary Time in Nigerian Older Adults.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies have investigated the potential role of neighborhood walkability in reducing sedentary behavior. However, the majority of this research has been conducted in adults and Western developed countries. The purpose of the present study was to examine associations of neighborhood environmental attributes with sedentary time among older adults in Nigeria. Data from 353 randomly-selected community-dwelling older adults (60 years and above) in Maiduguri, Nigeria were analyzed. Perceived attributes of neighborhood environments and self-reported sedentary time were assessed using Nigerian-validated and reliable measures. Outcomes were weekly minutes of total sedentary time, minutes of sitting on a typical weekday, and minutes of sitting on a typical weekend day. In multivariate regre

SUBMITTER: Oyeyemi AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6603618 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature