| Literature DB >> 24721737 |
Takemi Sugiyama1, Ester Cerin2, Neville Owen3, Adewale L Oyeyemi4, Terry L Conway5, Delfien Van Dyck6, Jasper Schipperijn7, Duncan J Macfarlane8, Deborah Salvo9, Rodrigo S Reis10, Josef Mitáš11, Olga L Sarmiento12, Rachel Davey13, Grant Schofield14, Rosario Orzanco-Garralda15, James F Sallis5.
Abstract
This study examined the strength and shape of associations between perceived environmental attributes and adults' recreational walking, using data collected from 13,745 adult participants in 12 countries. Perceived residential density, land use mix, street connectivity, aesthetics, safety from crime, and proximity to parks were linearly associated with recreational walking, while curvilinear associations were found for residential density, land use mix, and aesthetics. The observed associations were consistent across countries, except for aesthetics. Using data collected from environmentally diverse countries, this study confirmed findings from prior single-country studies. Present findings suggest that similar environmental attributes are associated with recreational walking internationally.Entities:
Keywords: Built environment; Exercise; Leisure; Physical activity; Urban design
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Year: 2014 PMID： 24721737 PMCID： PMC4079701 DOI： 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.03.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Health Place ISSN： 1353-8292 Impact factor: 4.078