Silfee Valerie J, Rosal Milagros C, Sreedhara Meera, Lora Vilma, Lemon Stephenie C
Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA, 01655, USA.
City of Lawrence Mayor's Health Task Force and YWCA of Greater Lawrence, Lawrence, MA, USA.
BMC Public Health. 2016 Sep 13;16(1):966. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3650-4.
U.S. Latinos experience high rates of cardio-metabolic diseases and have high rates of physical inactivity and sedentary behavior. Understanding the environmental factors associated with physical activity and sedentary behaviors among Latinos could inform future interventions. The purpose of this study is to explore the neighborhood environment correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior in a sample of U.S. Latino adults.
Cross-sectional study of 602 Latino adults in Lawrence, MA. Survey assessments of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and neighborhood environment were verbally administered. The neighborhood environment scale assessed violence, safety, aesthetic quality, walkability, availability of healthy foods, social cohesion, and activities with neighbors.
After controlling forage, gender, education, body mass index (BMI), and smoking status, two variables were associated with the outcomes of interest. Living in more walkable neighborhoods was associated with an increased likelihood of engaging in adequate levels of physical activity (>150 min per week, as recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)) (OR = 1.403, p = .018); and greater frequency of activities with neighbors was associated with greater sedentary behavior (β = .072, p = .05).
There were different neighborhood environment correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior in this Latino community. Focusing on a greater understanding of the distinct social and physical environmental correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior may provide important insights for reducing CVD risk and health disparities among Latinos.
美国拉丁裔人群心血管代谢疾病发病率较高，身体活动不足和久坐行为发生率也很高。了解与拉丁裔人群身体活动和久坐行为相关的环境因素可为未来的干预措施提供参考。本研究旨在探讨美国拉丁裔成年人样本中身体活动和久坐行为与邻里环境的相关性。
对马萨诸塞州劳伦斯市的602名拉丁裔成年人进行横断面研究。通过口头方式对身体活动、久坐行为和邻里环境进行调查评估。邻里环境量表评估了暴力、安全、美学质量、步行便利性、健康食品可及性、社会凝聚力以及与邻居的活动情况。
在控制了年龄、性别、教育程度、体重指数（BMI）和吸烟状况后，有两个变量与感兴趣的结果相关。居住在步行便利性更高的社区与进行充足身体活动（每周>150分钟，美国运动医学学院（ACSM）建议）的可能性增加相关（OR = 1.403，p = 0.018）；与邻居活动频率更高与久坐行为更多相关（β = 0.072，p = 0.05）。
在这个拉丁裔社区中，身体活动和久坐行为与邻里环境的相关性不同。更深入了解身体活动和久坐行为与不同社会和物理环境的相关性，可能为降低拉丁裔人群心血管疾病风险和健康差距提供重要见解。
