Reed Julian A, Wilson Dawn K, Ainsworth Barbara E, Bowles Heather, Mixon Gary
J Phys Act Health. 2006 Apr;3(2):243-253. doi: 10.1123/jpah.3.2.243.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between perceptions of neighborhood sidewalks and race, and walking and physical activity (PA) patterns in a southeastern US community.
A telephone survey was administered to a stratified sample of adults (N = 1148). Physical activity was categorized according to the CDC/ACSM recommendations. Respondents were also asked if they walked for at least 10 min at a time for recreation, exercise, transportation, or while at work.
A greater proportion (44%) of respondents who reported having neighborhood sidewalks were irregular walkers (OR = 1.88; 95% CI = 1.13, 3.11). For whites, (but not for non-whites) the perceived presence of sidewalks increased the odds for meeting recommended PA levels (P < 0.05; OR = 3.59, 95% CI = 1.05, 12.24).
Presence of neighborhood sidewalks was related to irregular walking levels of respondents. Sidewalk presence was related to PA in whites, but was not related to activity patterns of non-whites.
本研究旨在探讨美国东南部一个社区中邻里人行道认知与种族之间的关系，以及步行和身体活动（PA）模式。
对成年人分层样本（N = 1148）进行电话调查。身体活动根据美国疾病控制与预防中心/美国运动医学学会的建议进行分类。还询问了受访者是否一次步行至少10分钟用于娱乐、锻炼、交通或工作。
报告有邻里人行道的受访者中，较大比例（44%）为不定期步行者（比值比=1.88；95%置信区间=1.13，3.11）。对于白人（而非非白人），人行道的感知存在增加了达到推荐PA水平的几率（P < 0.05；比值比=3.59，95%置信区间=1.05，12.24）。
邻里人行道的存在与受访者的不定期步行水平有关。人行道的存在与白人的PA有关，但与非白人的活动模式无关。
