Agnes G Bucko1, Dwayne E Porter2, Ruth Saunders3, Lynn Shirley4, Marsha Dowda5, Russell R Pate5. 1. Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Suite 212, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA. Electronic address: abucko@email.sc.edu. 2. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 915 Greene Street, Suite 518, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA. 3. Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Suite 212, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. 4. Department of Geography (retired), University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 709 Bull Street, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA. 5. Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 921 Assembly Street, Suite 212, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study described associations between selected walk indices (WI) and walking and physical activity behaviors in rural and urban children. FINDINGS: WI were higher in urban environments, yet children from rural areas walked for transportation more than children from urban areas. There was a negative correlation between National WI scores and walking for transportation in urban areas, and between the Frank WI scores and walking for exercise in rural areas. CONCLUSIONS: Indices of walkability are not associated with objectively measured physical activity or self-reported walking behavior in children living in rural and urban settings. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
PURPOSE: This study described associations between selected walk indices (WI) and walking and physical activity behaviors in rural and urban children. FINDINGS: WI were higher in urban environments, yet children from rural areas walked for transportation more than children from urban areas. There was a negative correlation between National WI scores and walking for transportation in urban areas, and between the Frank WI scores and walking for exercise in rural areas. CONCLUSIONS: Indices of walkability are not associated with objectively measured physical activity or self-reported walking behavior in children living in rural and urban settings. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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