Is a hilly neighborhood environment associated with diabetes mellitus among older people? Results from the JAGES 2010 study

Takeo Fujiwara, Iseki Takamoto, Airi Amemiya, Masamichi Hanazato, Norimichi Suzuki, Yuiko Nagamine, Yuri Sasaki, Yukako Tani, Aki Yazawa, Yosuke Inoue, Kokoro Shirai, Yugo Shobugawa, Naoki Kondo and Katsunori Kondo

Social Science & Medicine, 2017, vol. 182, issue C, 45-51

Abstract: Although living in a hilly environment may promote muscular activity in the daily lives of residents, and such activity may prevent diabetes mellitus, few studies have focused on the impact of living in a hilly environment on diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a hilly neighborhood environment on DM in older people.

Keywords: Diabetes; Slope; Physical environment; Steps; Neighborhood; Elderly (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.04.008

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