What neighborhood area captures built environment features related to adolescent physical activity?
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In research investigating built environment (BE) influences on physical activity (PA), inconsistent neighborhood definitions may contribute to inconsistent findings. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Wave I; 1994-95), we compared associations between moderate-vigorous PA (MVPA) and PA facility counts and street connectivity measures (intersection density and link:node ratio) within 1, 3, 5, and 8.05 km of each respondent's residence (Euclidean neighborhood buffers). BE-MVPA associations varied by BE characteristic, urbanicity, and sex. PA facilities within 3 km buffers and intersection density within 1 km buffers exhibited the most consistent associations with MVPA. Policy recommendations and corresponding research should address potential differences in relevant neighborhood areas across environment feature and population subgroup.
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Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health suggest some positive associations between green space coverage or availability of physical activity facilities and physical activity among US adolescents but with somewhat varying findings depending on environment measure, physical activity outcome, and sex.
“Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health suggest some positive associations between green space coverage or availability of physical activity facilities and physical activity among US adolescents but with somewhat varying findings, depending on the environment measure, the physical activity outcome, and sex.345–348”
From Population Approaches to Improve Diet, Physical Activity, and Smoking Habits: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2012) · cites this paper as [348]
In a large US cohort of adolescents, street connectivity was positively related to moderate to vigorous physical activity in cross-sectional analyses, with variation by urbanicity and by sex.
“In the US cohort, street connectivity was positively related to moderate to vigorous physical activity in cross-sectional analyses, with variation by urbanicity and by sex,348 but was unrelated to moderate to vigorous physical activity in longitudinal analyses.”
From Population Approaches to Improve Diet, Physical Activity, and Smoking Habits: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2012) · cites this paper as [348]
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- Authors
- Boone-Heinonen, J., Popkin, B. M., Song, Y., & Gordon-Larsen, P.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Venue
- Health & Place
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-11
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1280-1286
- ISSN
- 1353-8292 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3005308
- OpenAlex
- W2063666386
- Cited by
- 104
- References
- 32
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- FWCI
- 21.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Health & Place (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
- UNC Libraries
- Funders
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- National Institutes of Health (2r24hd050924-06)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (P01-HD31921, R36EH000380)
- Gillings School of Public Health
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (P01‐HD31921)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P30ES010126)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P01-HD31921)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD039183, R01-HD39183, R24 HD-050924, P01- HD31921, R01HD057194, P01HD031921, R01HD041375)
- Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (P01HD31921)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Urban Green Space and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Keywords
- built environment, adolescent physical activity, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, neighborhood definition, street connectivity, intersection density, recreational facilities, urbanicity, sex differences, Add Health
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Environment Design, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Residence Characteristics, United States, Health Behavior, Exercise
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