@article{ref1,
title="Walk Score® and its associations with older adults' health behaviors and outcomes",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2019",
author="Liao, Yung and Lin, Chien-Yu and Lai, Ting-Fu and Chen, Yen-Ju and Kim, Bohyeon and Park, Jong-Hwan",
volume="16",
number="4",
pages="e16040622-e16040622",
abstract="This study aimed to investigate the associations between Walk Score<sup>®</sup> and lifestyle behaviors and health outcomes in older Taiwanese adults. A nationwide survey was conducted through telephone-based interviews with older adults (65 years and older) in Taiwan. Data on Walk Score<sup>®</sup>, lifestyle behaviors (physical activity, sedentary behavior, healthy eating behavior, alcohol use, and smoking status), health outcomes (overweight/obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease), and personal characteristics were obtained from 1052 respondents. A binary logistic regression adjusting for potential confounders was employed. None of the Walk Score<sup>®</sup> categories were related to the recommended levels of total physical activity. The categories &quot;very walkable&quot; and &quot;walker's paradise&quot; were positively related to total sedentary time and TV viewing among older adults. No significant associations were found between Walk Score<sup>®</sup> and other lifestyle health behaviors or health outcomes. While Walk Score<sup>®</sup> was not associated with recommended levels of physical activity, it was positively related to prolonged sedentary time in the context of a non-Western country. The different associations between the walk score and health lifestyle behaviors and health outcomes in different contexts should be noted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph16040622",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16040622"
}