Giles-Corti Billie, Donovan Robert J
School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009.
Am J Public Health. 2003 Sep;93(9):1583-9. doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.9.1583.
This study sought to examine individual, social environmental, and physical environmental correlates of walking.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted among healthy workers and homemakers residing in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia.
Most respondents walked for transport or recreation, but only 17.2% did a sufficient amount of walking to accrue health benefits. After adjustment, the relative influences of individual, social environmental, and physical environmental factors were found to be almost equally important.
Although walking is popular, few people do enough walking to benefit their health. Those who walk as well as engage in other physical activities appear more likely to achieve recommended levels of activity. Promoting walking may require a comprehensive strategy.
本研究旨在探讨步行的个体、社会环境和物理环境相关因素。
对居住在西澳大利亚珀斯大都市地区的健康上班族和家庭主妇进行了一项横断面调查。
大多数受访者步行是为了出行或娱乐,但只有17.2%的人进行了足够的步行量以获得健康益处。调整后发现,个体、社会环境和物理环境因素的相对影响几乎同样重要。
尽管步行很普遍,但很少有人进行足够的步行以有益于健康。那些既步行又参与其他体育活动的人似乎更有可能达到推荐的活动水平。促进步行可能需要一项综合策略。