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Subpopulation differences in the association between neighborhood urban form and neighborhood-based physical activity
Gavin R McCormack1, Alan Shiell2, Patricia K Doyle-Baker3
1Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4Z6.
Abstract:
This study investigated whether associations between the neighborhood built environment and neighborhood-based physical activity (PA) varied by sociodemographic and health-related characteristics. A random sample of adults (n=2006) completed telephone- and self-administered questionnaires. Questionnaires captured PA, sociodemographic, and health-related characteristics. Neighborhood-based PA (MET-minutes/week) was compared across low, medium, and high walkable neighborhoods for each sociodemographic (sex, age, dependents, education, income, motor vehicle access, and dog ownership) and health-status (general health and weight status) subpopulation. With few exceptions, subpopulations residing in high walkable neighborhoods undertook more (p<0.05) neighborhood-based PA than their counterparts in less walkable neighborhoods. Improving neighborhood walkability is a potentially effective population health intervention for increasing neighborhood-based PA.
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