Neighborhood Influences and BMI in Urban Older Adults

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• Alternative Title:
  J Appl Gerontol
• Personal Author:
  Mathis, Arlesia L. ; Rooks, Ronica N. ; Tawk, Rima H. ; Kruger, Daniel J.
• Description:
  Objective ; Increases in body weight and declining physical activity that may accompany aging are linked to a range of problems affecting daily life (i.e., decreased mobility and overall quality of life). This study investigates the actual and perceived neighborhood environment on overweight and obese urban older adults. ; Method ; We selected 217 individuals aged 65+ who answered questions about their neighborhood on the 2009 Speak to Your Health survey. Using multinomial regression models and geospatial models, we examined relationships between neighborhood environment and BMI. ; Results ; We found that obese older adults were 63% less likely to have a park within their neighborhood (p = .04). Our results also show that older adults who perceive their neighborhood crime as very high are 12 times more likely to be overweight (p = .04). ; Discussion ; Findings suggest that parks may affect BMI in older adults; however, neighborhood perceptions play a greater role.
• Subjects:
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Body Mass Index
  • Exercise
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Life Style
  • Male
  • Michigan
  • Obesity
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• Keywords:
  • neighborhoods
  • older adults
  • obesity
  • urban health
  • crime
• Source:
  J Appl Gerontol. 36(6):692-708
• Pubmed ID:
  25972394
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4644114
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  G12 MD007582/MD/NIMHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; P20 MD006738/MD/NIMHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U48 DP000055/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42081/cdc_42081_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 227.81 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:768700c59bac39940cf673b50edfee15e1eb3cee2c9af95fb032e5399582a4c5