| Literature DB >> 31399814 |
Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade1,2, Sueli Aparecida Mingoti3, Dário Alves da Silva Costa4, César Coelho Xavier5, Fernando Augusto Proietti6, Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa4.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between built and social environment and leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among adults living in an urban center. The individual data was from the household survey and the environmental data was assessed through systematic social observation by trained observers on street segments of respondents' residences. The relationship between environmental factors and LTPA was examined using multilevel logistic regression. The prevalence of LTPA was 30.2% (95% CI 27.4-32.9%). Individuals living in census tracts with higher walking environment indicators (OR = 1.20; 95% CI 1.02 to 1.40) and safety (OR = 1.18; 95% CI 1.01 to 1.38) were more likely to be active during leisure time, even after adjusting for individual variables. Improving the built and social environment is an important step for achieving higher levels of LTPA in the population in a middle-income country.Keywords: Environment; Environment and health; Physical activity; Systematic social observation
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Year: 2019 PMID： 31399814 PMCID： PMC6814682 DOI： 10.1007/s11524-019-00381-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Urban Health ISSN： 1099-3460 Impact factor: 3.671