Velasquez Katherine S, Holahan Carole K, You Xiuhong
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2009 Jan;6(1):A24. Epub 2008 Dec 15.
We investigated the relationship of perceived environmental characteristics to self-reported physical activity in Texas adults using 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data.
The 2 research questions were, "Are perceived neighborhood characteristics and reported use of facilities associated with self-reported leisure-time physical activity for male and female Texas residents aged 18 to 64 years?" and "Are perceived neighborhood characteristics and reported use of facilities related to meeting recommendations for moderate to vigorous physical activity for Texas men and women aged 18 to 64 years?" Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression were used for the analyses.
Multiple logistic regression analyses controlling for sociodemographic factors showed that for women, perceptions of neighbors being physically active, pleasantness of the neighborhood, lighting, safety, and feelings of neighbor trustworthiness were associated with leisure-time physical activity. Several of these variables were also related to meeting recommendations for physical activity. Reports of use of several types of neighborhood facilities were related to men's and women's leisure-time physical activity and with meeting recommendations for physical activity for women.
Perceptions of neighborhood characteristics and reported use of facilities were related to physical activity and to meeting recommendations for physical activity, with stronger associations for women than for men. Interventions to increase levels of physical activity among Texans should be informed by multilevel assessments including environmental characteristics and by attention to important subpopulations.
我们利用2004年行为风险因素监测系统的数据，研究了德克萨斯州成年人感知到的环境特征与自我报告的身体活动之间的关系。
两个研究问题分别是，“对于年龄在18至64岁的德克萨斯州男性和女性居民，感知到的邻里特征和报告的设施使用情况是否与自我报告的休闲时间身体活动相关？”以及“对于年龄在18至64岁的德克萨斯州男性和女性，感知到的邻里特征和报告的设施使用情况是否与达到中度至剧烈身体活动的建议相关？”分析采用描述性统计和多重逻辑回归。
控制社会人口统计学因素的多重逻辑回归分析表明，对于女性而言，邻居爱运动的感知、邻里的宜人程度、照明、安全以及对邻居可信赖程度的感受与休闲时间身体活动相关。其中几个变量也与达到身体活动建议相关。报告使用几种邻里设施与男性和女性的休闲时间身体活动以及女性达到身体活动建议相关。
对邻里特征的感知和报告的设施使用情况与身体活动以及达到身体活动建议相关，女性的关联比男性更强。增加德克萨斯州人身体活动水平的干预措施应以包括环境特征的多层次评估以及对重要亚人群的关注为依据。
