Lee Chung Gun, Cho Youngtae
School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Korea.
J Prev Med Public Health. 2009 Jul;42(4):215-22. doi: 10.3961/jpmph.2009.42.4.215.
Vigorous physical activity is a well-known method to promote people s health. This research aims to investigate whether perceived neighborhood characteristics affect vigorous physical activity among adult Seoul residents (aged 19 to 64).
Utilizing the 2005 Seoul Citizens Health Indicators Survey data, this study estimates the probability of vigorous physical activity. Particular attention is given to the effects of three perceived neighborhood characteristics (satisfaction with relationship to the neighborhood, satisfaction with park and recreational facilities, and satisfaction with public security). Logistic regression models are analyzed separately by gender for the parameter estimation.
Vigorous physical activity is positively associated with three perceived neighborhood characteristics for women, while neither significant nor substantive association is found for men.
As vigorous physical activity among Seoul citizens is differentially affected by perceived neighborhood characteristics and by gender, a different approach will be needed to increase vigorous physical activity of men and women in Seoul.
剧烈体育活动是促进人们健康的一种众所周知的方法。本研究旨在调查感知到的邻里特征是否会影响首尔成年居民(19至64岁)的剧烈体育活动。
利用2005年首尔市民健康指标调查数据,本研究估计了剧烈体育活动的概率。特别关注三个感知到的邻里特征(对邻里关系的满意度、对公园和娱乐设施的满意度以及对公共安全的满意度)的影响。通过逻辑回归模型按性别分别进行参数估计。
对于女性,剧烈体育活动与三个感知到的邻里特征呈正相关,而对于男性,既未发现显著关联也未发现实质性关联。
由于首尔市民的剧烈体育活动受到感知到的邻里特征和性别的不同影响,因此需要采取不同的方法来增加首尔男性和女性的剧烈体育活动。