ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2018
Neighborhood food environment and mortality among older Japanese adults: results from the JAGES cohort study.
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- Neighborhood Environmental Factors and Physical Activity Status among Rural Older Adults in Japan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Time Distances to Residential Food Amenities and Daily Walking Duration: A Cross-Sectional Study in Two Low Tier Chinese Cities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Association between Proximity of the Elementary School and Depression in Japanese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study from the JAGES 2016 Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- [Research on Healthy Neighborhood Evaluation System Based on the Combined Perspectives of Urban Planning and Public Health].Feng jing yuan lin = Landscape architecture · 2020Article
- Built and social environmental factors influencing healthy behaviours in older Chinese immigrants to Australia: a qualitative study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Article
- Neighborhood Walkability in Relation to Knee and Low Back Pain in Older People: A Multilevel Cross-Sectional Study from the JAGES.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious research has linked lower availability of food stores selling fruits and vegetables to unhealthy diet. However, the longitudinal association between the availability of healthy food stores and mortality is unknown. This study examined the association between neighborhood availability of food stores and mortality by driving status among older adults.
methodsThis study drew upon a three-year follow up of participants in the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study, a population-based cohort study of Japanese adults aged 65 years or older. Mortality from 2010 to 2013 was analyzed for 49,511 respondents. Neighborhood availability of food stores was defined as the number of food stores selling fruits and vegetables within a 500-m or 1-km radius of a person's residence. Both subjective (participant-reported) and objective (geographic information system-based) measurements were used to assess this variable. Cox regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) for mortality.
resultsA total of 2049 deaths occurred during the follow up. Lower subjective availability of food stores was significantly associated with increased mortality. Compared with participants reporting the highest availability, the age- and sex-adjusted HR for those reporting the lowest availability was 1.28 (95% CI: 1.04-1.58; p = 0.02). The association remained significant after adjustment for sociodemographic (education, income, cohabitation, marital status, and employment status) and environmental (driving status, use of public transportation, and study site) status (HR = 1.24, 95% CI: 1.01-1.53, p = 0.04). This association was stronger among non-car users, among whom the HR for those reporting the lowest availability of food stores was 1.61 (95% CI: 1.08-2.41, p = 0.02). In contrast, no significant association was seen between objective availability and mortality.
conclusionsLower availability of healthy food stores measured subjectively, but not objectively, was associated with mortality, especially among non-car users. Considering the decline in mobility with age, living in a neighborhood with many options for procuring fruits and vegetables within walking distance may be important for healthy aging.
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