Karly S Geller1, Claudio R Nigg2, Nicholas J Ollberding3, Robert W Motl4, Caroline Horwath5, Rodney K Dishman6. 1. Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA gellerks@muohio.edu. 2. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA. 3. University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA. 4. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA. 5. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. 6. University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Examine associations between physical activity (PA) and spatial accessibility to environmental PA resources in Hawaii. METHODS: Metabolic equivalents (METs) of mild, moderate, and strenuous PA were compared for accessibility with environmental PA resources within a population-based sample of Hawaiian adults (n = 381). Multiple linear regression estimated differences in PA levels for residing further from a PA resource or residing in an area with a greater number of resources. RESULTS: No associations were found in the total sample. Analyses within subsamples stratified by ethnicity revealed that greater spatial accessibility to a PA resource was positively associated with strenuous PA among Caucasians (P = .04) but negatively associated with moderate PA among Native Hawaiians (P = .00). CONCLUSION: The lack of association in the total sample may be a consequence of Hawaii's unique environment. Results of stratified sample analyses are unique, providing groundwork for future examinations within parallel environments and among similar ethnic groups.
PURPOSE: Examine associations between physical activity (PA) and spatial accessibility to environmental PA resources in Hawaii. METHODS: Metabolic equivalents (METs) of mild, moderate, and strenuous PA were compared for accessibility with environmental PA resources within a population-based sample of Hawaiian adults (n = 381). Multiple linear regression estimated differences in PA levels for residing further from a PA resource or residing in an area with a greater number of resources. RESULTS: No associations were found in the total sample. Analyses within subsamples stratified by ethnicity revealed that greater spatial accessibility to a PA resource was positively associated with strenuous PA among Caucasians (P = .04) but negatively associated with moderate PA among Native Hawaiians (P = .00). CONCLUSION: The lack of association in the total sample may be a consequence of Hawaii's unique environment. Results of stratified sample analyses are unique, providing groundwork for future examinations within parallel environments and among similar ethnic groups.
Authors: Raheem J Paxton; Claudio R Nigg; Robert W Motl; Kelly McGee; Dana McCurdy; Caroline Horwath Matthai; Rod K Dishman Journal: Ann Behav Med Date: 2008-07-08