Neighborhood environmental characteristics and sedentary behavior in later life: the EpiFloripa Study

Authors

  • Gabriel Claudino Budal Arins Federal University of Santa Catarina. Postgraduate Program in Physical Education. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
  • Carla Elane da Silva dos Santos Federal University of Santa Catarina, Specialization Program in Collective Health, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
  • Maruí Weber Corseuil Giehl Federal University of Santa Catarina, Department of Health Sciences, Araranguá, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
  • Tânia Rosane Bertoldo Benedetti Federal University of Santa Catarina. Postgraduate Program in Physical Education. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
  • Cesar de Oliveira University College London, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, London, UK.
  • Eleonora D’Orsi Federal University of Santa Catarina, Department of Public Health, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
  • Cassiano Ricardo Rech Federal University of Santa Catarina. Postgraduate Program in Physical Education. Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12820/rbafs.23e0007

Keywords:

Sedentary behavior, Accelerometry, Neighborhood environment, Older adults, Brazil

Abstract

Little is known about the relationship between perceived environmental characteristics and sedentary behavior (SB) using accelerometry in older adults. e aim of this study was to investigate the association between perceived neighborhood environmental characteristics and SB using accelerometry in 423 older adults from Florianopolis, Brazil. e time spent in SB was measured by an accelerometer (Actigraph-GT3X and GT3X+) for seven days and it was defined as < 100 counts per minute. Neighborhood characteristics were assessed using the 17-item of the A-NEWS scale. Linear regression was used to examine the association between perceived neighborhood environmental characteristics and SB. The results showed that older adults spent about 631.9 minutes/day in SB which corresponds to 66% of their waking time/day. Men who reported “access to shops” (β = -66.87; 95%CI: -113.80; -19.66), “access to services” (β = -65.65; 95%CI: -118.63; -12.61), “access to food shops” (β = -78.38; 95%CI: -123.79; -32.93) and “access to bus stop” (β = -66.69; 95%CI: -110.32; -22.95) spent over one hour less in SB. In women, lower SB was associated to easier “access to clubs and gyms” (β = -24.57; 95%CI: -48.13; -0.89) and “access to open spaces gyms” (β = -31.67 95%CI: -58.80; -4.21). These findings indicate that better access and greater diversity of places in the neighborhood environment could be an important factor to reduce SB in older Brazilian adults.

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2018-08-14

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Claudino Budal Arins G, Elane da Silva dos Santos C, Weber Corseuil Giehl M, Bertoldo Benedetti TR, de Oliveira C, D’Orsi E, et al. Neighborhood environmental characteristics and sedentary behavior in later life: the EpiFloripa Study. Rev. Bras. Ativ. Fís. Saúde [Internet]. 2018 Aug. 14 [cited 2024 May 18];23:1-7. Available from: https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/12091

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Vol. 23 (2018)

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