Associations of the Neighborhood Built Environment With Physical Activity Across Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several features of the neighborhood built environment have been shown to promote leisure-time physical activity (PA) in the general population, but few studies have examined its impact on PA during pregnancy.

Methods

Data were extracted from 8362 Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: Monitoring Mothers-to-Be cohort participants (2010-2013). Residential address information was linked to 3 built environment characteristics: number of gyms and recreation areas within a 3-km radius of residence and census block level walkability. Self-reported leisure-time PA was measured in each trimester and dichotomized as meeting PA guidelines or not. Relative risks for cross-sectional associations between neighborhood characteristics and meeting PA guidelines were estimated usin

SUBMITTER: Kershaw KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8653571 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature