Rosalba Hernandez1, Kiarri N Kershaw2, Thomas R Prohaska3, Pin-Chieh Wang4, David X Marquez5, Catherine A Sarkisian6. 1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA rherna17@illinois.edu. 2. Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. 3. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA. 4. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, USA. 5. University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. 6. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, USA Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the cross-sectional and longitudinal association between perceived walkability-related neighborhood characteristics (e.g., traffic safety) and depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older Latino adults. METHOD: We used baseline, 12-month, and 24-month in-person interview data collected from Latinos aged ≥ 60 years participating in an exercise intervention at 27 senior centers (N = 570). RESULTS: In cross-sectional analyses, lower perceived neighborhood crime, indicative of greater neighborhood walkability, was associated with a lower odds of elevated symptoms of depression (odds ratio [OR] = 0.90; 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.82, 0.996]; p = .04) after adjusting for demographic characteristics, linguistic acculturation, and medical comorbidities. Associations between Neighborhood Environment Walkability scales and incident depressive symptoms at 12- and/or 24-months were not statistically significant, but the point estimate for crime safety was consistent with cross-sectional findings (OR = 0.83; 95% CI = [0.64, 1.07]; p = .16), suggesting a protective effect for lower perceived neighborhood crime. DISCUSSION: Lower perceived neighborhood crime is associated with reduced presence of elevated symptoms of depression in older Latinos.
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the cross-sectional and longitudinal association between perceived walkability-related neighborhood characteristics (e.g., traffic safety) and depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older Latino adults. METHOD: We used baseline, 12-month, and 24-month in-person interview data collected from Latinos aged ≥ 60 years participating in an exercise intervention at 27 senior centers (N = 570). RESULTS: In cross-sectional analyses, lower perceived neighborhood crime, indicative of greater neighborhood walkability, was associated with a lower odds of elevated symptoms of depression (odds ratio [OR] = 0.90; 95% confidence interval [CI] = [0.82, 0.996]; p = .04) after adjusting for demographic characteristics, linguistic acculturation, and medical comorbidities. Associations between Neighborhood Environment Walkability scales and incident depressive symptoms at 12- and/or 24-months were not statistically significant, but the point estimate for crime safety was consistent with cross-sectional findings (OR = 0.83; 95% CI = [0.64, 1.07]; p = .16), suggesting a protective effect for lower perceived neighborhood crime. DISCUSSION: Lower perceived neighborhood crime is associated with reduced presence of elevated symptoms of depression in older Latinos.
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