Differences in walkability influence residents' hypertension in Taiwan: An analysis of open government data

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International Journal of Electronic Commerce Studies Pub Date : 2017-01-01 DOI:10.7903/IJECS.1516

Hsin-Yen Yen, Ching Li

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Abstract

The non-communicable disease is a serious problem in the world. Prevention emphasized modifiable behavioral and environmental features. Walkable neighborhood increases the level of physical activity and decreases the risk and the mortality of non-communicable diseases. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to understand the walkability and the distribution of the rate of outpatients with hypertension in each administrative region in Taiwan, and to analyze whether the difference of walkability could affect the rate of outpatients with hypertension. All data were retrieved from open government data in Taiwan and analyzed by ANOVA and National Geographic Information System. According to the standard deviation of walkability index, the regions were divided into four levels. The result demonstrated there was a significant difference in the rate of outpatients with hypertension among different regions. The regions with the highest walkability presented the lowest rate of outpatients with hypertension, which was significantly less than the third and the lowest one. In conclusion, the walkability is an important risk factor for hypertension. The walkable neighborhood should be considered of urban planning and sport and health related policies, in order to promote residentâ€™s well-beings in advance. To cite this document: Hsin-Yen Yen and Saeedeh Ching Li, "DIFFERENCES IN WALKABILITY INFLUENCE RESIDENTS’ HYPERTENSION IN TAIWAN: AN ANALYSIS OF OPEN GOVERNMENT DATA", International Journal of Electronic Commerce Studies, Vol.8, No.2, pp.97-107, 2017. Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.7903/ijecs.1516

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可步行性差异对台湾居民高血压的影响:基于政府公开数据的分析

非传染性疾病是世界上一个严重的问题。预防强调可改变的行为和环境特征。可步行社区提高了身体活动水平，降低了非传染性疾病的风险和死亡率。因此，本研究的目的是了解台湾各行政区域的可步行性及高血压门诊率的分布，并分析可步行性的差异是否会影响高血压门诊率。所有资料均采自台湾政府公开资料，并以方差分析及国家地理资讯系统分析。根据步行指数的标准差，将各区域划分为4个等级。结果表明，不同地区的高血压门诊率存在显著差异。可步行性最高的地区高血压门诊率最低，显著低于第3位和最低位的地区。综上所述，适宜步行是高血压的重要危险因素。在城市规划和体育健康相关政策中考虑可步行社区，以提前促进居民的健康。引用本文:颜新颜、李世德，“台湾地区居民步行能力差异对高血压的影响:政府开放数据的分析”，《国际电子商务研究》，第8卷第2期，第97-107页，2017。此文档的永久链接:http://dx.doi.org/10.7903/ijecs.1516

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International Journal of Electronic Commerce Studies Computer Science-Computer Science Applications

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期刊介绍： The IJECS is a double-blind referred academic journal for all fields of Electronic Commerce. To serve as an international platform, the IJECS encourages manuscript submissions from authors all around the world. As a multi-discipline journal, The IJECS welcome both technology oriented and business oriented electronic commerce research articles. The purpose of the International Journal of Electronic Commerce Studies is to promote electronic commerce research and provide worldwide scholars a place to publish their innovative work in electronic commerce. To be published in the journal, the manuscript must make strong empirical, theoretical, or practical contributions and highlight the significance of the contributions to the electronic commerce field. Thus, preference is given to submissions that test, extend, or build strong theoretical frameworks for electronic commerce theory, electronic commerce system development, and electronic commerce practice. The journal is not tied to any particular national context; the geographic distribution of authors publishing in the journal came from countries around the world. Articles introducing cases of innovative applications in electronic commerce around the world are also published in the journal. The journal provides scholars opportunities to realize the electronic commerce research and development around the world. Articles in the International Journal of Electronic Commerce Studies will include, but are not limited to the following areas.