Associations of Perceived and Objectively Measured Neighborhood Environmental Attributes With Leisure-Time Sitting for Transport.
This study examined associations of perceived and objectively measured neighborhood environmental attributes with leisure-time sitting for transport among middle-to-older aged Japanese adults.



Data were collected using a postal survey of 998 adults aged 40 to 69 years. Generalized linear modeling with a gamma distribution and a log link was used to examine associations of perceived (International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Environmental module) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-derived built environment attributes with self-reported leisure-time sitting for transport.



Mean leisure-time sitting time for transport was 20.4 min/day. After adjusting for potential confounders, perceived higher residential density, GIS-measured higher population density, better access to destinations, better access to public transport, longer sidewalk length, and higher street connectivity, were associated significantly with lower sitting time for transport.



Residents living in neighborhoods with attributes previously found to be associated with more walking tended to spend less time sitting for transport during leisure-time. The health benefits of walkability-related attributes may accrue not only through increased physical activity, but also through less sedentary time.
Yung
Y
Liao
Takemi
T
Sugiyama
Ai
A
Shibata
Kaori
K
Ishii
Shigeru
S
Inoue
Mohammad Javad
MJ
Koohsari
Neville
N
Owen
Koichiro
K
Oka
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004779:Environment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011156:Population Density; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014186:Transportation
built environment; destinations; motorized transport; sedentary behavior; urban design