Neighborhood Green Land Cover and Neighborhood-Based Walking in U.S. Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Greenspace exposure has been associated with physical activity, but few studies have investigated its association with physical activity in the residential neighborhood. This study investigates whether greater amounts of neighborhood open space and forest are associated with neighborhood-based walking in older adults.

Methods

In 2020, cross-sectional analyses were conducted on those aged ≥65 years from the 2017 National Household Travel Survey. Minutes of neighborhood walking per day were derived from travel diaries. Green land cover measures from the 2011 National Land Cover Dataset were linked to respondent data by the U.S. census tract. Adjusted linear regression models, using weights accounting for survey sampling, tested the associations between the percent

SUBMITTER: Besser LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8217158 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature