Gerson Ferrari1, André O Werneck2, Danilo R Silva3, Irina Kovalskys4, Georgina Gómez5, Attilio Rigotti6, Lilia Y Cortés7, Martha Cecilia Yépez García8, Maria R Liria-Domínguez9, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca10, Michael Pratt11, Adilson Marques12, Delfien Van Dyck13, Ana Carolina B Leme14, Mauro Fisberg15. 1. Escuela de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, el Deporte y la Salud, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Santiago, Chile. Electronic address: gerson.demoraes@usach.cl. 2. Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil. 3. Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe - UFS, São Cristóvão, Brazil. 4. Carrera de Nutrición, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 5. Departamento de Bioquímica, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica. 6. Centro de Nutrición Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas, Departamento de Nutrición, Diabetes y Metabolismo, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile. 7. Departamento de Nutrición y Bioquímica, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia. 8. Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador. 9. Instituto de Investigación Nutricional, Lima, Peru; Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Lima, Peru. 10. Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo, Universidad Central de Venezuela (CENDES-UCV)/Fundación Bengoa, Caracas, Venezuela. 11. Institute for Public Health, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California. 12. CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; ISAMB, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. 13. Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. 14. Centro de Excelência em Nutrição e Dificuldades Alimentares (CENDA), Instituto Pensi, Hospital Infantil Sabará, São Paulo, Brazil; Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. 15. Centro de Excelência em Nutrição e Dificuldades Alimentares (CENDA), Instituto Pensi, Hospital Infantil Sabará, São Paulo, Brazil; Departamento de Pediatria da Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Attributes of the neighborhood-built environment are associated with self-reported physical activity, but only a few studies have concentrated on device-measured physical activity in Latin America. This study examines the associations of perceived neighborhood-built environment attributes, device-measured sedentary time, and light-intensity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in adults from 8 Latin American countries. METHODS: Data from Estudio Latinoamericano de Nutrición y Salud adult study, an observational multicountry study (N=2,478), were analyzed in 2020. Data were collected between 2014 and 2015. Perceived neighborhood-built environment attributes were measured using the Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Survey. Sedentary time, light-intensity physical activity, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity data were collected using accelerometers. RESULTS: No associations between perceived neighborhood-built environment attributes and sedentary time were found. Positive perceptions of walking/cycling facilities (β=6.50, 95% CI=2.12, 10.39) were associated with more light-intensity physical activity. Perceptions of better aesthetics (Argentina) and better walking/cycling facilities (Brazil and Ecuador) were positively associated with light-intensity physical activity. Land use mix-diversity (β=0.14, 95% CI=0.03, 0.25), walking/cycling facilities (β=0.16, 95% CI=0.05, 0.27), aesthetics (β=0.16, 95% CI=0.02, 0.30), and safety from traffic (β=0.18, 95% CI=0.05, 0.24) were positively associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Land use mix-diversity, street connectivity, and safety from traffic were positively associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in Venezuela. CONCLUSIONS: These findings have implications for policy recommendations, which can guide policies to promote physical activity in the region. Land use mix-diversity, walking/cycling facilities, aesthetics, and safety from traffic can maintain or increase the levels of light-intensity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among Latin American adults.
INTRODUCTION: Attributes of the neighborhood-built environment are associated with self-reported physical activity, but only a few studies have concentrated on device-measured physical activity in Latin America. This study examines the associations of perceived neighborhood-built environment attributes, device-measured sedentary time, and light-intensity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in adults from 8 Latin American countries. METHODS: Data from Estudio Latinoamericano de Nutrición y Salud adult study, an observational multicountry study (N=2,478), were analyzed in 2020. Data were collected between 2014 and 2015. Perceived neighborhood-built environment attributes were measured using the Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Survey. Sedentary time, light-intensity physical activity, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity data were collected using accelerometers. RESULTS: No associations between perceived neighborhood-built environment attributes and sedentary time were found. Positive perceptions of walking/cycling facilities (β=6.50, 95% CI=2.12, 10.39) were associated with more light-intensity physical activity. Perceptions of better aesthetics (Argentina) and better walking/cycling facilities (Brazil and Ecuador) were positively associated with light-intensity physical activity. Land use mix-diversity (β=0.14, 95% CI=0.03, 0.25), walking/cycling facilities (β=0.16, 95% CI=0.05, 0.27), aesthetics (β=0.16, 95% CI=0.02, 0.30), and safety from traffic (β=0.18, 95% CI=0.05, 0.24) were positively associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Land use mix-diversity, street connectivity, and safety from traffic were positively associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in Venezuela. CONCLUSIONS: These findings have implications for policy recommendations, which can guide policies to promote physical activity in the region. Land use mix-diversity, walking/cycling facilities, aesthetics, and safety from traffic can maintain or increase the levels of light-intensity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among Latin American adults.
Authors: Antonio Castillo-Paredes; Beatriz Iglésias; Claudio Farías-Valenzuela; Irina Kovalskys; Georgina Gómez; Attilio Rigotti; Lilia Yadira Cortés; Martha Cecilia Yépez García; Rossina G Pareja; Marianella Herrera-Cuenca; Mauro Fisberg; Clemens Drenowatz; Paloma Ferrero-Hernández; Gerson Ferrari Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-10-06 Impact factor: 4.614