@article{ref1,
title="The association between objective measures of residence and worksite neighborhood environment, and self-reported leisure-time physical activities: the Aichi Workers' Cohort Study",
journal="Preventive medicine reports",
year="2018",
author="Li, Yuanying and Yatsuya, Hiroshi and Hanibuchi, Tomoya and Hirakawa, Yoshihisa and Ota, Atsuhiko and Uemura, Mayu and Chiang, Chifa and Otsuka, Rei and Murata, Chiyoe and Tamakoshi, Koji and Toyoshima, Hideaki and Aoyama, Atsuko",
volume="11",
number="",
pages="282-289",
abstract="The possible effects of a neighborhood's built environment on physical activity have not been studied in Asian countries as much as in Western countries. The present study cross-sectionally examined the relationship between geographic information system (GIS) measured residence and worksite neighborhood walkability, and the number of parks/green spaces and sports facilities within a 1 km radius of home and workplace, with self-reported leisure-time habitual (3-4 times per week or more) walking and moderate-to-vigorous intensity habitual exercise among local government workers aged 18 to 64 years living in an urban-suburban area of Aichi, Japan in 2013. A single-level binomial regression model was used to estimate the multivariable odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). Of the 1959 male and 884 female participants, 288 (15%) and 141 (16%) reported habitual walking, respectively, and 18% and 17% reported habitual exercise, respectively. Compared with women who resided in neighborhood with a walkability index of 4-30, those living in an area with that of 35-40 were significantly more likely to engage in leisure-time habitual exercise (multivariable OR: 1.70, 95% CI: 1.08-2.68). Marginally significant positive associations were found between leisure-time habitual exercise and the residential neighborhood's number of parks/green spaces among women, as well as the number of sports facilities among men. In conclusion, a residential neighborhood environment characterized by higher walkability may contribute to the initiation or maintenance of moderate-to-vigorous intensity leisure-time exercise among working women living in an urban-suburban area of Japan.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2211-3355",
doi="10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.07.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.07.007"
}