TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Older adults' outdoor walking and the built environment: does income matter?
JO  - BMC public health
A1  - Winters, M.
A1  - Barnes, R.
A1  - Venners, Scott
A1  - Ste-Marie, N.
A1  - McKay, H.
A1  - Sims-Gould, J.
A1  - Ashe, M. C.
SP  - e876
EP  - e876
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-2458
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2224-1
ID  - ref1
ER  -