Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois, USA.
J Adolesc Health. 2010 Nov;47(5):496-503. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.03.017. Epub 2010 May 26.
This study examined the association between the level of physical activity (PA) friendliness of the built environment and adolescent PA and body mass index using a national sample of youth and data collected from the communities where they reside.
Data on height, weight, and PA were taken from annual nationally representative cross-sectional Monitoring the Future surveys of 8th and 10th graders in schools, from 2001 through 2003. Measures of safety, outdoor and commercial PA settings, and urban sprawl were constructed using data collected from the communities in which the students reside. Multilevel models were run and controlled for youth and community demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
Increased levels of physical disorder were associated with decreased PA and higher weight. A greater number of commercial PA facilities was associated with increased PA. More compact communities were associated with lower weight and less sports participation.
It is important to explore these associations to help guide future development patterns and land use policies to create more active neighborhoods.
本研究使用全国范围内的青少年样本和他们居住的社区收集的数据，考察了建筑环境中身体活动友好程度与青少年身体活动和身体质量指数之间的关系。
从 2001 年至 2003 年，在学校对 8 年级和 10 年级学生进行了年度全国代表性横断面监测未来调查，收集了身高、体重和身体活动数据。使用学生居住的社区收集的数据构建了安全、户外和商业身体活动场所以及城市蔓延的衡量标准。使用多水平模型，并控制了青年和社区人口统计学和社会经济特征。
身体紊乱程度的增加与身体活动减少和体重增加有关。更多的商业身体活动设施与身体活动增加有关。更紧凑的社区与较低的体重和较少的运动参与有关。
探索这些关联对于指导未来的发展模式和土地利用政策以创建更活跃的社区非常重要。
