Life stage and sex specificity in relationships between the built and socioeconomic environments and physical activity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the largely cross-sectional literature, built environment characteristics such as walkability and recreation centres are variably related to physical activity. Subgroup-specific effects could help explain inconsistent findings, yet few studies have compared built environment associations by key characteristics such as sex or life stage.

Methods

Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (wave I 1994-5, wave III 2001-2; n=12 701) and a linked geographic information system, cross-sectional relationships between moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) bouts and built and socioeconomic environment measures were estimated. Negative binomial generalised estimating equation regression modelled MVPA as a function of log-transformed envir

SUBMITTER: Boone-Heinonen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3059385 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature