Perceived neighborhood environment and physical activity in 11 countries: Do associations differ by country?

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Adrian E Bauman²  Vida Volbekiene⁹  Johan Lefevre^2,20  Heidi Tomten³  Michael Sjöström^1,16  Grant McLean⁶  Victor Matsudo^1,18  Sandra Matsudo^1,18  Norio Murase⁷  Shigeru Inoue¹  Lena Klasson-Heggebo⁴  Harriette Carr^1,17  Fiona C Bull^1,19  Patrick Bergman^2,22  Barbara E Ainsworth^1,11  Duncan J Macfarlane^2,21  Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij^1,12  Luis Fernando Gomez⁵  Cora L Craig^1,13  Maria Hagströmer^2,23  Heather R Bowles^1,15  C Richard Hofstetter^1,14  Christina D Chambers⁸  Melbourn F Hovell^1,14  Gregory J Norman⁸  James F Sallis⁸  Marc A Adams^1,10  Ding Ding² 

[1] Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan;Faculty of Medicine, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia;Oppegård Municipality, Oppegård, Norway;Valnesfjord Rehabilitation Center, Osterkloft, Norway;Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia;Sport New Zealand (McLean), Wellington, New Zealand;Department of Sports Medicine for Health Promotion, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Family Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA;Department of Sport Science, Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, Kaunas, Lithuania;School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Arizona State University, Phoenix, ArizonaUSA;School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA;Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium;Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada;Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA;Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch, Applied Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA;Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at Novum, Unit for Preventive Nutrition, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden;New Zealand Ministry of Health, Wellington, New Zealand;Center of Studies of the Physical Fitness Research Center from São Caetano do Sul, CELAFISCS, São Paulo, Brazil;School of Population Health, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia;Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholic University, Leuven, Belgium;Institute of Human Performance, University of Hong Kong (Macfarlane), Hong Kong, China;School of Education, Psychology and Sports Science, Linneaus University, Kalmar, Sweden;Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

关键词: Moderator;    Generalizability;    International;    Neighborhood environment;    Built environment;    Physical activity;   

Others  :  810286
DOI  :  10.1186/1479-5868-10-57

 received in 2012-12-28, accepted in 2013-05-01,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Increasing empirical evidence supports associations between neighborhood environments and physical activity. However, since most studies were conducted in a single country, particularly western countries, the generalizability of associations in an international setting is not well understood. The current study examined whether associations between perceived attributes of neighborhood environments and physical activity differed by country.

Methods

Population representative samples from 11 countries on five continents were surveyed using comparable methodologies and measurement instruments. Neighborhood environment × country interactions were tested in logistic regression models with meeting physical activity recommendations as the outcome, adjusted for demographic characteristics. Country-specific associations were reported.

Results

Significant neighborhood environment attribute × country interactions implied some differences across countries in the association of each neighborhood attribute with meeting physical activity recommendations. Across the 11 countries, land-use mix and sidewalks had the most consistent associations with physical activity. Access to public transit, bicycle facilities, and low-cost recreation facilities had some associations with physical activity, but with less consistency across countries. There was little evidence supporting the associations of residential density and crime-related safety with physical activity in most countries.

Conclusion

There is evidence of generalizability for the associations of land use mix, and presence of sidewalks with physical activity. Associations of other neighborhood characteristics with physical activity tended to differ by country. Future studies should include objective measures of neighborhood environments, compare psychometric properties of reports across countries, and use better specified models to further understand the similarities and differences in associations across countries.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Ding et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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