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 Residence Characteristics Social Class Urban Population

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• Keywords:
  Crime Neighborhoods Obesity Older Adults Urban Health
• 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
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:768700c59bac39940cf673b50edfee15e1eb3cee2c9af95fb032e5399582a4c5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42081/cdc_42081_DS1.pdf
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