Walking-friendly built environments and objectively measured physical function in older adults

• Published in: Journal of sport and health science Vol. 9; no. 6; pp. 651 - 656
• Main Authors: Koohsari, Mohammad Javad, McCormack, Gavin R., Nakaya, Tomoki, Shibata, Ai, Ishii, Kaori, Yasunaga, Akitomo, Liao, Yung, Oka, Koichiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Elsevier B.V 01.12.2020; 上海体育大学; School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada%Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-0845, Japan%Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8574, Japan%Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan%Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Bunka Gakuen University, Tokyo 151-8523, Japan; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia%Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada; Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4Z6, Canada; Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan; Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia; Shanghai University of Sport; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aged - physiology; Aged, 80 and over; Built Environment; Cross-Sectional Studies; Elderly; Female; Functional test; Humans; Japan; Male; Neighborhood; Original; Physical Functional Performance; Population Density; Residence Characteristics; Sex Factors; Urban design; Walkability; Walking; Japan; Walkability; Functional test; Elderly; Urban design; Neighborhood

•It is not well known how urban design may influence physical function in dense areas.•Walkability attributes were associated with the physical function of elderly men.•No associations were found among elderly women. Few studies have examined the associations between urban design attributes and olde...