Land use mix and five-year mortality in later life: results from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study

Wu, Yu-Tzu, Prina, A. Matthew, Jones, Andy, Barnes, Linda E., Matthews, Fiona E. and Brayne, Carol (2016) Land use mix and five-year mortality in later life: results from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study. Health and Place, 38. pp. 54-60. ISSN 1353-8292

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Abstract

This study explores the potential modifying effect of age and mediation effect of co-morbidity on the association between land use mix, a measure of neighbourhood walkability, and five-year mortality among the 2424 individuals participating in the year-10 follow-up of the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study in England. Postcodes of participants were mapped onto Lower-layer Super Output Areas, a small area level geographical unit in the UK, and linked to Generalised Land Use data. Cox regression models were fitted to investigate the association. For the younger older age group (75-79 years), the effect of high land use mix on an elevated risk of mortality was mediated by co-morbidity. For older old age groups (80-84, 85+ years), a higher land use mix was directly associated with a 10% lower risk of five-year mortality. The findings suggest differential impacts of land use mix on the health of the younger and older old.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	land use mix,neighbourhood,mortality,older people,sdg 15 - life on land ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_on_land
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Business and Local Government Data Research Centre (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023)
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	18 Feb 2016 13:00
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 00:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/57177
DOI:	10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.12.002

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