title: Neighborhood environment profiles for physical activity among older adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore among older adults whether multivariate neighborhood profiles were associated with physical activity (PA) and BMI.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adults (66-97 years) were recruited from Baltimore-Washington, DC (n=360), and Seattle-King County, Washington (n=368), regions.  Latent profile analyses were conducted using the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale. ANCOVA models tested for criterion validity of profiles by examining relationships to PA and BMI.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Neighborhood profiles differed significantly by as much as 10 minutes/day for moderate-to-vigorous  PA, 1.1 hours/week for walking for errands, and almost 50 minutes/week for leisure PA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Environmental variables resulted in meaningful neighborhood patterns that explained large differences in seniors' health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA. m1adams@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Marc A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sallis
authors.forename: Terry L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Conway
authors.forename: Lawrence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Brian E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Saelens
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: Kelli L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Cain
authors.forename: Abby C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015142:Baltimore; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004219:District of Columbia; D004779:Environment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D011998:Recreation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population; D014861:Washington