@article{ref1,
title="Older adults' outdoor walking and the built environment: does income matter?",
journal="BMC public health",
year="2015",
author="Winters, M. and Barnes, R. and Venners, Scott and Ste-Marie, N. and McKay, H. and Sims-Gould, J. and Ashe, M. C.",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="e876-e876",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Our aim was to examine the association between Street Smart Walk Score® and self-reported outdoor walking among older Canadians, and to determine whether socioeconomic status modifies this association. <br><br>METHODS: We linked objective walkability data with cross-sectional survey data from the Canadian Community Health Survey Healthy-Aging 2008-2009 Cycle for a sample of 1309 British Columbians aged ≥ 65 years. We examined associations between Street Smart Walk Score and meeting physical activity guidelines (≥150 min of moderate to vigorous activity/week) through self-reported outdoor walking using multivariable logistic regression, and tested for significant interactions with household income. <br><br>RESULTS: A ten point higher Street Smart Walk Score was associated with a 17 % higher odds of meeting physical activity guidelines through walking outside (95 % CI: 1.07,1.27). In addition, older adults living in neighbourhoods categorised as Walker's Paradise were over three times more likely to meet guidelines than those living in Car-dependent/Very car dependent neighbourhoods. We found no evidence that household income moderated the effect of Walk Score on walking outside. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Neighbourhood design may be one avenue whereby physical activity levels of older people can be enhanced through outdoor walking, with benefit across socioeconomic strata.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-2458",
doi="10.1186/s12889-015-2224-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2224-1"
}