Sociodemographic moderators of relations of neighborhood safety to physical activity.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate gender, race/ethnicity, education, and income as moderators of relations of perceived neighborhood crime, pedestrian, and traffic safety to physical activity.

Methods

Participants were from two samples: adults (N = 2199, age = 25-65 yr) and older adults (N = 718, age = 66+ yr) from high- and low-walkable neighborhoods in the Washington, DC, and Seattle, Washington, areas. Neighborhood safety and transportation and leisure walking were assessed via survey, and moderate to vigorous physical activity was assessed using accelerometers. Sociodemographic moderators were investigated using interaction terms and follow-up within-group tests from mixed-effects regression models.

Results

Overall direct effects of safety on physical activi

SUBMITTER: Carlson JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4101912 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature