Neighborhood Characteristics and Walking Behavior Among Adults With Arthritis: A National Health Interview Survey Study
Authors' conclusion
This study identified several neighborhood characteristics associated with higher a likelihood of walking behaviors among adults with arthritis.
Study context
- Population
- US adults with clinician-diagnosed arthritis who reported the ability to walkanalytic sample
- Participants
- 7,322 adults
- Exposure
- Perceived neighbourhood attributes and walking behaviour and meeting physical activity (PA) recommendations
- Outcome
- Transit walking, leisure walking, neighbourhood walking and meeting PA recommendations
Methodological details2020 National Health Interview Survey data, weighted for complex survey methodology, adjusted multivariate logistic regression
- 2020 National Health Interview Survey data
- Weighted for complex survey methodology
- Adjusted multivariate logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Meeting PA recommendations: presence of roads to walk on
Roads to walk on, OR
1.26
95% CI 1.07–1.49
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Transit walking: three attributes positively associated, safety from crime negatively associated
- Positively associated attribute, OR
- 2.33 (95% CI 1.75-3.10)
- Positively associated attribute, OR
- 1.49 (95% CI 1.17-1.91)
- Positively associated attribute, OR
- 1.67 (95% CI 1.34-2.08)
- Safety from crime, OR
- 0.70 (95% CI 0.53-0.92)
- Fully adjusted logistic regression
Leisure and neighbourhood walking: roads to walk and places to walk and relax
- OR
- 1.46 (95% CI 1.21-1.76)
- OR
- 1.56 (95% CI 1.34-1.82)
- OR
- 1.58 (95% CI 1.29-1.93)
- OR
- 1.63 (95% CI 1.40-1.90)
- Fully adjusted logistic regression
Original publication
Neighborhood Characteristics and Walking Behavior Among Adults With Arthritis: A National Health Interview Survey Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 11 September 2024. doi:10.
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