Mota Jorge, Almeida Mariana, Santos Paula, Ribeiro José Carlos
Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure-FCDEF/UP, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Plácido Costa 91, 4200450 Porto, Portugal.
Prev Med. 2005 Nov-Dec;41(5-6):834-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2005.07.012. Epub 2005 Aug 31.
There is a reason to believe that physical environments variables play an especially important role in the level of physical activity. Few studies have examined the association between environmental variables and level of physical activity in adolescents.
This study aims were: (1) to evaluate differences in perceived neighborhood environment according to physical activity level and (2) to determine which, if any, perceived neighborhood environmental variables were associated with reported physical activity levels in an adolescent population.
The sample comprised of 1123 adolescents, which were classified according to physical activity levels into actives (n = 589) and non-active (n = 534). A questionnaire assessed Perceived Neighborhood Environments. Physical activity was assessed by questionnaire and used as the dependent variable.
More active children were reported to more significantly (P < 0.05) agree with the importance of the accessibility of shops, the social environment, neighbors with recreational facilities, and aesthetics. Logistic regression analysis showed that aesthetic (OR = 1.302; P = 0.05) and recreational facilities (OR = 1.297; P = 0.05) domains were related to being physically active.
Some perceived neighborhood environmental attributes were found to be associated with level of physical activity in adolescents.
有理由相信物理环境变量在身体活动水平中起着特别重要的作用。很少有研究考察环境变量与青少年身体活动水平之间的关联。
本研究旨在：（1）根据身体活动水平评估对邻里环境的感知差异；（2）确定在青少年群体中，哪些（如果有的话）感知到的邻里环境变量与报告的身体活动水平相关。
样本包括1123名青少年，根据身体活动水平分为活跃组（n = 589）和非活跃组（n = 534）。通过问卷评估对邻里环境的感知。通过问卷评估身体活动情况，并将其用作因变量。
据报告，更活跃的儿童更显著地（P < 0.05）认同商店可达性、社会环境、有娱乐设施的邻居以及美观的重要性。逻辑回归分析表明，美观（OR = 1.302；P = 0.05）和娱乐设施（OR = 1.297；P = 0.05）领域与身体活跃有关。
发现一些感知到的邻里环境属性与青少年的身体活动水平相关。
