Urban environments and objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary time in older Belgian and Chinese community dwellers: potential pathways of influence and the moderating role of physical function

• Published in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 73
• Main Authors: Cerin, Ester, Van Dyck, Delfien, Zhang, Casper J. P., Van Cauwenberg, Jelle, Lai, Poh-chin, Barnett, Anthony
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 09.06.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Accelerometers; Accelerometry; Analysis; Belgium; Censuses; China; Cross-sectional studies; Europe; Exercise; Geographic information systems; Neighbourhood environment; nutrition; Older adults; Older people; physical activity; Public transportation; residential density; Response rates; Sedentary behavior; socioeconomic status; spatial data; Studies; Walkability; Walking; Belgium; China; Hong Kong, China; Hong Kong China

Many studies have examined neighbourhood environmental correlates of older adults' physical activity (PA) but only a few focused on sedentary time (ST). Only a small proportion of these studies used objective measures of PA/ST, such as accelerometer-assessed PA/ST, and only a couple employed ac...