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

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

Abstract Background 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 cou...

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Main Authors: Ester Cerin, Delfien Van Dyck, Casper J. P. Zhang, Jelle Van Cauwenberg, Poh-chin Lai, Anthony Barnett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Subjects:
Walkability
Accelerometry
Older adults
Europe
China
Neighbourhood environment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-020-00979-8

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