Physical Education Departament, Bioscience Institute, Physical Activity, Health and Sport Laboratory-NAFES, UNESP-Univ Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro-SP 13506-900, Brazil.
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2011 Oct 13;8:111. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-111.
Walking is a popular form of physical activity and a convenient option to prevent chronic diseases. However, most of the evidence on this topic derives from high-income countries and little is known about walking patterns and its association with environmental features in low and middle income countries.
To describe walking for leisure and to identify its association with perceived environment and personal factors among residents of three state capitals from different regions of Brazil
Cross sectional phone surveys were conducted in Recife, Curitiba and Vitória (n = 6,166) in 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively. Physical activity was measured using the leisure-time sections of the long version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Perceived environment characteristics were assessed using a modified version of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS). Multivariable analysis tested the associations between walking for leisure and perceived environment characteristics across the cities using logistic regression.
The proportions of respondents meeting physical activity recommendations through walking for leisure were 9.6%, 16.0% and 8.8% in Curitiba, Recife and Vitoria, respectively. Engaging in 150 min/wk or more of walking for leisure was significantly associated with younger age, higher education, better self-rated health and with lack of sidewalks on nearby streets. We did not find positive associations between walking for leisure and traffic conditions and safety related to cycling/walking during the day or night.
Most environmental features were not associated with walking for leisure. Personal factors were stronger predictors of walking for leisure as compared with perceived environment factors.
散步是一种流行的身体活动形式，也是预防慢性疾病的便捷选择。然而，关于这个主题的大多数证据都来自高收入国家，对于中低收入国家的散步模式及其与环境特征的关系知之甚少。
描述休闲散步，并确定其与巴西三个州府城市居民的感知环境和个人因素之间的关联。
2007 年、2008 年和 2009 年分别在累西腓、库里蒂巴和维多利亚进行了横断面电话调查（n=6166）。使用国际体力活动问卷（IPAQ）长版的休闲时间部分测量体力活动。使用邻里环境步行性量表（NEWS）的修改版评估感知环境特征。多变量分析使用逻辑回归测试了三个城市之间休闲散步与感知环境特征之间的关联。
分别符合通过休闲散步达到身体活动建议的受访者比例在库里蒂巴、累西腓和维多利亚为 9.6%、16.0%和 8.8%。每周进行 150 分钟或以上的休闲散步与年龄较小、教育程度较高、自我报告健康状况较好以及附近街道缺乏人行道显著相关。我们没有发现休闲散步与白天或夜间的交通状况和与骑自行车/步行相关的安全与步行之间存在正相关。
大多数环境特征与休闲散步无关。与感知环境因素相比，个人因素是休闲散步的更强预测因素。
