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Association of access to parks and recreational facilities with the physical activity of young children

Roemmich, James N., Epstein, Leonard H., Raja, Samina, Yin, Li, Robinson, Jodie, Winiewicz, Dana·2006·Preventive Medicine
DOI 10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.07.007
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Objective To determine associations of the neighborhood and home television environments with young children's physical activity.Method 32 boys and 27 girls age 4 to 7 years wore accelerometers for 3 weekdays and 1 weekend day. The number of televisions in the home and television watching of the child were monitored using TV Allowance units for 3 weeks. A geographic information system was used to measure neighborhood environment variables.Results Hierarchical regression analysis was used to predict physical activity, initially controlling for sex, age, socioeconomic status, adiposity, and child television watching in step 1. In step 2, the number of televisions did not significantly increase the amount of variability accounted for in the prediction of physical activity. In step 3, housing density and the interaction of housing density by sex accounted for an incremental 12% (p < 0.05) of the variability and in step 4 percentage park plus recreation area accounted for a further 10% (p < 0.05) of the variability. Greater housing density predicted increased physical activity of boys, but not girls.Conclusion Neighborhoods with increased proximity between homes and a greater proportion of park area are associated with greater physical activity in young children.

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  1. Epstein, L.H., Raja, S., Gold, S.S., Paluch, R.A., Roemmich, J.N., in press. The neighborhood built environment influences substitution of physical activity for sedentary behavior in youth. Psych. Sci.
  2. Roemmich, J.N., Epstein, L.H., Raja, S., Yin, L., in press. The built environment: disparate effects on physical activity and sedentary behaviors in youth. Ann. Behav. Med.

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Authors
Roemmich, J. N., Epstein, L. H., Raja, S., Yin, L., Robinson, J., & Winiewicz, D.
Affiliations
University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
Corresponding author
Roemmich, James N.
ORCID
Venue
Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2006-12
Volume
43
Issue
6
Pages
437-441
ISSN
0091-7435 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.07.007
OpenAlex
W2097752401
Cited by
412
References
31
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FWCI
46.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • University at Buffalo
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK063442)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Transportation › Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Social Sciences › Urban Studies › Urban Green Space and Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords
physical activity, young children, neighborhood environment, housing density, television viewing, sex differences, built environment, accelerometry
MeSH terms
Child, Child, Preschool, Environment Design, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Motor Activity, New York, Play and Playthings, Public Facilities, Recreation, Regression Analysis, Residence Characteristics, Socioeconomic Factors, Television, Health Behavior, Body Mass Index, Walking, Monitoring, Ambulatory, Overweight

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