Built Environment and Self-Rated Health: Comparing Young, Middle-Aged, and Older People in Chengdu, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This article explores how the building-scale built environment is associated with self-rated health, examining differences in this association among younger, middle-aged, and older age groups. Features examined included building type, building condition, and sidewalk presence in front of dwellings.

Background

Understanding how the relationships between built environments and health vary across age groups helps to build a healthy environment for all. However, most studies have concentrated on the neighborhood or indoor environment, rather than whole buildings, and few have compared age groups.

Methods

This study analyzed survey data from 1,019 adults living in 40 neighborhoods in Chengdu, China, recruited through a clustered random sampling approach. It used

SUBMITTER: Lyu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8212390 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature