Mark P Doescher1, Chanam Lee2, Brian E Saelens3,4, Chunkuen Lee2, Ethan M Berke5, Anna M Adachi-Mejia6, Davis G Patterson7, Anne Vernez Moudon8. 1. Stephenson Cancer Center and Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 800 NE 10th Street, SCC 5031, Oklahoma City, OK, 73104, USA. mark-doescher@ouhsc.edu. 2. Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. 3. Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA. 4. Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Washington (UW), Seattle, WA, USA. 5. Department of Family and Community Medicine, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA. 6. Department of Pediatrics, The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA. 7. Department of Family Medicine, WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. 8. Department of Urban Design and Planning, College of Built Environments, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Walking among Latinos in US Micropolitan towns may vary by language spoken. METHODS: In 2011-2012, we collected telephone survey and built environment (BE) data from adults in six towns located within micropolitan counties from two states with sizable Latino populations. We performed mixed-effects logistic regression modeling to examine relationships between ethnicity-language group [Spanish-speaking Latinos (SSLs); English-speaking Latinos (ESLs); and English-speaking non-Latinos (ENLs)] and utilitarian walking and recreational walking, accounting for socio-demographic, lifestyle and BE characteristics. RESULTS: Low-income SSLs reported higher amounts of utilitarian walking than ENLs (p = 0.007), but utilitarian walking in this group decreased as income increased. SSLs reported lower amounts of recreational walking than ENLs (p = 0.004). ESL-ENL differences were not significant. We identified no statistically significant interactions between ethnicity-language group and BE characteristics. DISCUSSION: Approaches to increase walking in micropolitan towns with sizable SSL populations may need to account for this group's differences in walking behaviors.
BACKGROUND: Walking among Latinos in US Micropolitan towns may vary by language spoken. METHODS: In 2011-2012, we collected telephone survey and built environment (BE) data from adults in six towns located within micropolitan counties from two states with sizable Latino populations. We performed mixed-effects logistic regression modeling to examine relationships between ethnicity-language group [Spanish-speaking Latinos (SSLs); English-speaking Latinos (ESLs); and English-speaking non-Latinos (ENLs)] and utilitarian walking and recreational walking, accounting for socio-demographic, lifestyle and BE characteristics. RESULTS: Low-income SSLs reported higher amounts of utilitarian walking than ENLs (p = 0.007), but utilitarian walking in this group decreased as income increased. SSLs reported lower amounts of recreational walking than ENLs (p = 0.004). ESL-ENL differences were not significant. We identified no statistically significant interactions between ethnicity-language group and BE characteristics. DISCUSSION: Approaches to increase walking in micropolitan towns with sizable SSL populations may need to account for this group's differences in walking behaviors.
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Environment design; Ethnicity; Physical activity; Public health; Rural populations
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