Workplace neighbourhood built-environment attributes and sitting at work and for transport among Japanese desk-based workers.

ABSTRACT: Workplace settings-both internal and external-can influence how workers are physically active or sedentary. Although research has identified some indoor environmental attributes associated with sitting at work, few studies have examined associations of workplace neighbourhood built-environment attributes with workplace sitting time. We examined the cross-sectional associations of perceived and objective workplace neighbourhood built-environment attributes with sitting time at work and for transport among desk-based workers in Japan. Data were collected from a nationwide online survey. The Abbreviated Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (n = 2137) and Walk Score® (for a subsample of participants; n = 1163) were used to assess perceived and objective built-environment attributes of wo

SUBMITTER: Lin CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8741887 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature