Associations between neighborhood characteristics and self-rated health: A cross-sectional investigation in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) cohort
| Autor: | Teresa E. Seeman, Kristin Tomey, Philippa Clarke, Ana V. Diez Roux |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Gerontology Health (social science) Urban Population Health Status Geography Planning and Development Ethnic group Level design Article Cohort Studies Residence Characteristics Environmental health Global health Humans Aged Self-rated health Aged 80 and over Poverty Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health social sciences Middle Aged Atherosclerosis Mental health United States Cross-Sectional Studies Walkability population characteristics Environment Design Female Self Report Psychology human activities Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Health & Place. 24:267-274 |
| ISSN: | 1353-8292 |
| Popis: | Quantifying the effects of specific neighborhood features on self-reported health is important to understanding the global health impact of neighborhood context. We investigated associations of neighborhood poverty, sociability and walkability with self-rated physical and mental health in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). In separate models, each neighborhood variable was associated with physical health but associations with sociability and walkability were stronger than those for poverty. Only walkability remained significant after adjusting for the other neighborhood variables. There was no evidence that self-rated mental health as assessed by the SF12 was associated with neighborhood poverty, walkability or sociability. This study provides information on how neighborhood context is associated with global health in diverse midlife and older persons. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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