Humpel Nancy, Owen Neville, Leslie Eva, Marshall Alison L, Bauman Adrian E, Sallis James F
Health & Productivity Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
Am J Health Promot. 2004 Jan-Feb;18(3):239-42. doi: 10.4278/0890-1171-18.3.239.
Ecological models highlight the importance of environmental influences. We examined associations of coastal versus noncoastal location and perceived environmental attributes with neighborhood walking, total walking, and total activity.
Telephone interviews with 800 faculty and general staff of an Australian university.
Men were significantly more likely to walk in their neighborhood if they lived in a coastal location (odds ratio [OR] = 1.66), and they highly rated environmental "aesthetics" (OR = 1.91), "convenience" of facilities (OR = 2.20), and "access" to facilities (OR = 1.98). For women, neighborhood walking was associated with high ratings of "convenience" (OR = 3.78) but was significantly less likely if they had high ratings for "access" (OR = 0.48). For total walking and total physical activity, few significant associations emerged.
Environmental attributes were related to walking in the neighborhood but not to more general activity indices. Understanding gender-specific environmental correlates of physical activity should be a priority.
生态模型强调了环境影响的重要性。我们研究了沿海与非沿海地区以及感知到的环境属性与邻里步行、总步行量和总活动量之间的关联。
对一所澳大利亚大学的800名教职员工进行电话访谈。
如果男性居住在沿海地区，他们在邻里间步行的可能性显著更高（优势比[OR]=1.66），并且他们对环境“美观度”（OR=1.91）、设施“便利性”（OR=2.20）以及到达设施的“可达性”（OR=1.98）评价很高。对于女性而言，邻里步行与对“便利性”的高评价相关（OR=3.78），但如果她们对“可达性”评价很高，那么邻里步行的可能性则显著降低（OR=0.48）。对于总步行量和总身体活动量，几乎没有出现显著的关联。
环境属性与邻里步行有关，但与更一般的活动指标无关。了解身体活动中特定性别的环境相关因素应成为优先事项。
