scholarly journals Relationships Between the Built Environment and Walking and Weight Status Among Older Women in Three U.S. States

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip J. Troped ◽  
Heather A. Starnes ◽  
Robin C. Puett ◽  
Kosuke Tamura ◽  
Ellen K. Cromley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Environment Variables ◽  
Physical Activity Recommendations ◽  
Intersection Density ◽  
Physical Activity Facilities ◽  
Activity Recommendations

There are few studies of built environment associations with physical activity and weight status among older women in large geographic areas that use individual residential buffers to define environmental exposures. Among 23,434 women (70.0 ± 6.9 yr; range = 57–85) in 3 states, relationships between objective built environment variables and meeting physical activity recommendations via walking and weight status were examined. Differences in associations by population density and state were explored in stratified models. Population density (odds ratio [OR] =1.04 [1.02, 1.07]), intersection density (ORs = 1.18–1.28), and facility density (ORs = 1.01–1.53) were positively associated with walking. Density of physical activity facilities was inversely associated with overweight/obesity (OR = 0.69 [0.49, 0.96]). The strongest associations between facility density variables and both outcomes were found among women from higher population density areas. There was no clear pattern of differences in associations across states. Among older women, relationships between accessible facilities and walking may be most important in more densely populated settings.

Built Environment Associations With Health Behaviors Among Hispanics

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Fields ◽  
Andrew T. Kaczynski ◽  
Melissa Bopp ◽  
Elizabeth Fallon
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Neighborhood Change ◽  
Active Commuting ◽  
Environment Variables ◽  
Hispanic Adults ◽  
Physical Activity Recommendations ◽  
Multiple Health ◽  
Activity Recommendations

Background:Few studies of the built environment and physical activity or other health behaviors have examined minority populations specifically. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between the built environment and multiple health behaviors and outcomes among Hispanic adults.Methods:Community partners distributed surveys (n = 189) in 3 communities in southwest Kansas. Logistic regression was used to examine relationships between neighborhood perceptions and 4 outcomes.Results:Meeting physical activity recommendations was associated with the presence of sidewalks and a safe park, and inversely related to higher crime. Residential density and shops nearby were related to active commuting. Sedentary behavior was inversely related to having a bus stop, bike facilities, safe park, interesting things to look at, and seeing people active. Finally, seeing people active was positively associated with being overweight.Conclusions:This study suggests that among Hispanics, many built environment variables are related to health behaviors and should be targets for future neighborhood change efforts and research.

Physical activity during school recess: A missed opportunity to be active?

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (8) ◽  
pp. 988-999
Author(s):  
Pablo Tercedor ◽  
Víctor Segura-Jiménez ◽  
Manuel Ávila García ◽  
Francisco Javier Huertas-Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Activity Intensity ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Physical Activity Recommendations ◽  
School Recess ◽  
Activity Recommendations

Objective:The goals of this study were to (1) describe physical activity levels during school recess in 8-year-old children, (2) analyse the percentage of children who achieved physical activity recommendation at recess, and (3) examine if recess physical activity levels varied by gender, weight status, and parental educational level.Methods:In all, 291 children (mean age ±  SD = 8.3 ± 0.3 years, 156 boys) from 7 schools of Granada (Spain) were recruited by convenience. To analyse sedentary time and physical activity levels during recess, children wore a tri-axial accelerometer attached to the wrist over five consecutive school days.Results:Sedentary time (29.6% vs 40%) and light physical activity (33.2% vs 35.5%) were lower in boys than in girls (all p < .001). Conversely, moderate physical activity (26.7% vs 20%), vigorous physical activity (10.5% vs 4.4%) and moderate-vigorous physical activity (37.2% vs 24.4%) were higher in boys than in girls (all p < .001). Only 12% of the children accomplished the moderate-vigorous physical activity recommendations during recess (21.2% boys vs 1.5% girls). Lower body mass index values were associated with higher vigorous physical activity intensity.Conclusions:Levels of moderate-vigorous physical activity during school recess are very low in children, being lower in girls than in boys, a very low percentage of children achieve moderate-vigorous physical activity recommendations during school recess, and girls and overweight/obese children show lower values in moderate-vigorous and vigorous physical activity.

scholarly journals Urban Environment and Health: A Cross-Sectional Study of the Influence of Environmental Quality and Physical Activity on Blood Pressure

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 6126
Author(s):  
Regina Grazuleviciene ◽  
Sandra Andrusaityte ◽  
Audrius Dėdelė ◽  
Tomas Grazulevicius ◽  
Leonas Valius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Activity Recommendations ◽  
Activity Recommendations

Few studies have examined the relation between urban built environment and the prevalence of hypertension. This cross-sectional study aimed at assessing the relationship between the environmental quality, physical activity, and stress on hypertension among citizens of Kaunas city, Lithuania. We conducted a survey of 1086 citizens residing in 11 districts to determine their perceptions of environmental quality, health behavior, and health indices. The independent variables included residential traffic flows, access to public transportation and green spaces. Dependent variables included physician-diagnosed hypertension, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and stress level. We used multivariable logistic regression to assess the associations as odds ratios (OR). The environmental factors beneficially associated with meeting the physical activity recommendations were opportunities for walking to reach the city’s green spaces and available relaxation areas. Residents of high noise level districts aged 45–64 years had a significantly higher OR of stress and a higher prevalence of hypertension when age, sex, education status, family status, and smoking were accounted for. However, meeting the physical activity recommendations had a beneficial effect on the risk of hypertension. This study provided evidence that improvement of the district-level built environment supporting citizens’ physical activity might reduce the risk of hypertension.

scholarly journals Built Environment, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Findings from the International Physical Activity and Environment Network (IPEN) Adult Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
James F. Sallis ◽  
Ester Cerin ◽  
Jacqueline Kerr ◽  
Marc A. Adams ◽  
Takemi Sugiyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Neighborhood Environment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
World Health ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Built Environments ◽  
Adult Study ◽  
Environment Variables

Creating more physical activity–supportive built environments is recommended by the World Health Organization for controlling noncommunicable diseases. The IPEN (International Physical Activity and Environment Network) Adult Study was undertaken to provide international evidence on associations of built environments with physical activity and weight status in 12 countries on 5 continents ( n > 14,000). This article presents reanalyzed data from eight primary papers to identify patterns of findings across studies. Neighborhood environment attributes, whether measured objectively or by self-report, were strongly related to all physical activity outcomes (accelerometer-assessed total physical activity, reported walking for transport and leisure) and meaningfully related to overweight/obesity. Multivariable indexes of built environment variables were more strongly related to most outcomes than were single-environment variables. Designing activity-supportive built environments should be a higher international health priority. Results provide evidence in support of global initiatives to increase physical activity and control noncommunicable diseases while achieving sustainable development goals.

Do Older Brazilian Women Who Participate in a Regular Physical Exercise Program Have Higher Habitual Physical Activity Levels? A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Accelerometer Data

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Kaio Cesar Pinhal ◽  
Bruno de Souza Moreira ◽  
Renata Alvarenga Vieira ◽  
Marcus Alessandro Alcântara ◽  
João Marcos Domingues Dias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Activity Recommendations ◽  
Regular Physical Exercise ◽  
Activity Recommendations

A cross-sectional study was conducted to compare the habitual physical activity level, measured by accelerometry, gait performance, assessed by the GAITRite® system, handgrip strength, and static balance between older Brazilian women who participate (n = 50; 70.7 ± 5.5 years) and do not participate (n = 50; 70.1 ± 5.6 years) in a regular physical exercise program, and to investigate whether participation in a regular exercise program ensures compliance with physical activity recommendations. Older women who participated in a regular physical exercise program had significantly shorter sedentary activity time (effect size [ES] = 0.54), longer moderate activity time (ES = 0.85), and higher energy expenditure (ES = 0.64), number of steps (ES = 0.82), gait speed (ES = 0.49), and step length (ES = 0.45). However, regular participation in an exercise program did not guarantee compliance with physical activity recommendations. Behavioral changes to increase physical activity levels among older women who do and do not participate in a regular exercise program are necessary.

scholarly journals Which Neighborhood Destinations Matter in the Asian Context? The Role of Destinations in Older Adults’ Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Jong-Hwan Park ◽  
Jung-Hoon Park ◽  
Seunghwan Song ◽  
Ting-Fu Lai ◽  
Yung Liao
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Sedentary Time ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Physical Activity Recommendations ◽  
Activity Recommendations

Background. Neighborhood destinations play important roles in daily activity levels of older adults. However, little is known about how specific destinations are associated with these activities and/or sedentary behaviors, especially in Asia. This study investigated how neighborhood destinations were associated with physical activity recommendations and excessive sedentary time among older adults. Methods. A telephone-based survey was conducted to collect cross-sectional data on the sociodemographic variables, residential neighborhoods, physical activities, and sedentary behaviors of 1,040 adults aged 65 years and above. Using data derived from Geographic Information Systems (GIS), an adjusted logistic regression was performed to examine the relationships between five neighborhood destination types (i.e., recreational facilities, utilitarian destinations, transit stops, temples, and schools) and both overall physical activity level and sedentary behavior. Results. Significant interactions related to physical activity and sedentary behavior were observed based on both gender and neighborhood destinations. After adjusting for potential confounders, older men living in neighborhoods containing higher numbers of temples were more likely to achieve physical activity recommendations (OR=1.85; 95% CI: 1.16–2.96). On the other hand, older women living in neighborhoods containing higher numbers of utilitarian destinations were more likely to engage in excessive sedentary time (OR=1.70; 95% CI: 1.12–2.56). Conclusions. In Asia, the presence of favorable local neighborhood temples may support physical activity levels for older men, while utilitarian destinations (which have previously been found to support activeness) may be related to excessive sedentary behaviors in older women.

scholarly journals Adherence to physical activity recommendations and its associated factors: an interregional population-based study

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ala'a Alkerwi ◽  
Barbara Schuh ◽  
Nicolas Sauvageot ◽  
Faiez Zannad ◽  
Arnaud Olivier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Health Perception ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Morbidity Score ◽  
Physical Activity Recommendations ◽  
Activity Recommendations

<em>Background</em>. Though the influence of physical activity in preventing cardiovascular diseases is well documented, only a few comparative studies have determined the degree of adherence to physical activity recommendations among populations and identified the demographic, socioeconomic, behavioural and health-related factors associated with good compliance. <br /><em>Design and methods</em>. Cross-sectional interregional NESCaV survey of 3133 subjects compared three populations, Luxembourg, Lorraine (France) and Wallonia (Belgium), by using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Age and gender prevalence rates of physical activity were standardized to the European population. <br /><em>Results</em>. The likelihood to meet the recommendations was higher in Luxembourg, after adjustment for age, gender, education, employment, weight status, morbidity score, health perception and level of importance attributed to the practice of physical activity (P&lt;0.0001). The odds for meeting the recommendations were significantly higher among those with secondary than tertiary education. Compared to good self-health perception, subjects with poor or fair self-perceived health were less likely to meet the recommendations; this also applied to those attributing little or enough importance to physical activity compared with great importance. <br /><em>Conclusions</em>. Region, education, self-perceived health and perception of importance of physical activity were emerged as independent determinants of meeting the recommendations. Awareness of the positive health effects of physical activity might thus be crucial for motivating the people to become more active. Further research is needed to explore potential region-specific factors which might explain the difference in population behaviours with respect to physical activity.

scholarly journals Can Older Women Self-Select Walking Speeds Congruent With Optimal Health Outcomes?

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Clare Minahan ◽  
Michael Simmonds ◽  
Matthew Haycock ◽  
Norman Morris ◽  
Gregory Gass ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Exercise Intensity ◽  
Perceived Exertion ◽  
Walking Speed ◽  
O2 Uptake ◽  
Optimal Health ◽  
Physical Activity Recommendations ◽  
Walking Speeds ◽  
Activity Recommendations

ABSTRACT Background: We sought to determine if women (65–74 y) can self-select an exercise intensity during walking commensurate with current physical activity recommendations. Methods: Thirteen healthy older women (age = 68 ± 3 y, body mass index = 25.7 ± 4.9 kg·m−2, peak O2 uptake = 24.1 ± 4.5 mL·kg−1·min−1) performed 4 30-min walking trials (2 × treadmill [TM], 2 × overground [OG]) in a counterbalanced, randomized order. For the first walking trials (i.e., TM1 and OG1), participants self-selected walking pace. Walking speed, heart rate (HR) and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) were recorded. For the second trials for each mode (i.e., TM2 and OG2), walking speed was controlled to match speeds selected during TM1 and OG1, and pulmonary gas exchange, HR, and RPE were measured. Results: Exercise intensity was within current guidelines: OG = 70% HRpeak, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 61–75%; TM = 66% HRpeak, 95% CI = 63–74%. Significant increases in HR and walking speed were observed during OG (HR P = 0.005, walking speed P = 0.001) compared with TM; O2 uptake during OG was significantly greater than TM for first 15 min exercise. Conclusion: Healthy women can self-select intensity during walking commensurate with current physical activity recommendations.

Community Design and Access to Recreational Facilities as Correlates of Adolescent Physical Activity and Body-Mass Index

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (s1) ◽  
pp. S118-S128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory J. Norman ◽  
Sandra K. Nutter ◽  
Sherry Ryan ◽  
James F. Sallis ◽  
Karen J. Calfas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Community Design ◽  
Recreational Facilities ◽  
Floor Area Ratio ◽  
Adolescent Physical Activity ◽  
Environment Variables ◽  
Recreation Facilities ◽  
Intersection Density ◽  
Neighborhood Level

Background:Neighborhood-level environmental features have been associated with adult physical activity and weight status, but this link has not been established for adolescents.Methods:Community design and access to recreational facilities variables were derived using geographic information systems (GIS) for 799 adolescents (age 11 to 15 y, mean = 12.8 y, 53% girls, 43% ethnic minority). Environment variables were calculated for a 1-mile buffer around each participant’s residence. Accelerometers measured min/d of physical activity.Results:Number of nearby recreation facilities and number of nearby parks correlated positively with girls’ physical activity, and intersection density inversely related to girls’ physical activity. Retail floor area ratio correlated positively with boys’ physical activity. No community design or access to recreation variables were related to BMI-percentile.Conclusions:There was limited evidence that both community design and access to recreation facilities variables were associated with adolescent physical activity, but additional built environment variables need to be studied that have particular relevance for youth.

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