Home and Neighborhood Physical Activity Location Availability among African American Adolescent Girls Living in Low-Income, Urban Communities: Associations with Objectively Measured Physical Activity

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Victor Miranda¹  Alexandra Cockerham²  TatianaV. Loboda³  Jacob Bustad⁴  Ann Pulling Kuhn⁵  ErinR. Hager⁵  MaureenM. Black⁵  Nicole O’Reilly⁶ 

[1] Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks, Baltimore, MD 21217, USA;Cartographic Products and Services Branch, U.S. Census Bureau, Suitland, MD 20746, USA;Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 21043, USA;Department of Kinesiology, Towson University, Towson, MD 21204, USA;Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA;School of Social Work, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA;

关键词: geographic information systems (GISs);    physical activity;    accelerometer;    African American;    adolescents;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18095003

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Based on the ecological model of active living, the neighborhood environment may relate to individual physical activity (PA) behaviors. The purposes of this study were to (1) generate a replicable neighborhood-level physical activity location availability score (PALAS) from data variables associated with physical activity among adolescents and adults, and apply this score to Baltimore City, Maryland, and (2) determine if relationships exist between PA and PA location availability. Geographic information systems (GISs) were used to create the PALAS. Using linear regression models, we examined relations between objectively measured PA among low-income, urban, predominantly African American adolescent girls (n = 555, 2009–2012 data collection), and the PALAS rating of their neighborhood environment (neighborhood PALAS) and their home neighborhood area (PALAS variables/subcomponents within 0.25 miles of the home). A PALAS map of the study area was created, illustrating neighborhoods varying in availability and variety of PA locations. After adjusting for confounders, a higher neighborhood PALAS (β = 0.10, p = 0.041) and the presence of a recreation center in the home neighborhood area (β = 0.46, p = 0.011) were associated with more minutes per day spent in moderate to vigorous PA. Policy makers and stakeholders should consider increasing access to PA locations as a strategy to promote PA among adolescent girls.

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