Geographical influences upon physical activity participation: evidence of a 'coastal effect'
Geographical influences upon physical activity participation: evidence of a 'coastal effect'
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-842x.1999.tb01265.x
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发表时间：
1999-06-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Booth, M
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作者：
Bauman, A;Smith, B;Booth, M
方法：采用分层随机抽样方法，于1994年对新南威尔士州16个卫生服务区(N=16178)的1,000名成年人进行电话调查。体力活动水平是通过自我报告调查前两周步行、适度和剧烈活动的频率和持续时间来衡量的。在调整了年龄、性别、就业状况、教育水平和出生国家后，Logistic回归模型被用来检验体力活动与居住在沿海地区之间的关系。结果：在调整了其他人口因素后，居住在沿海邮政编码的受访者被归类为久坐的可能性比居住在内陆的受访者低23%，报告被认为适合健康的活动水平的可能性高27%，报告高(剧烈)体力活动水平的可能性高38%。结论：沿海邮政编码的物质环境特征与参与体育活动有关。有必要进一步努力概念化和衡量这些环境影响。促进体育活动的公共卫生努力应考虑到身体环境的各个方面，作为任何干预措施的一部分。
Objective: To examine the association between geographical proximity to the coast and physical activity participation levels.Method: Using stratified random sampling, a telephone survey was carried out in 1994 with 1000 adults in each of the 16 health service regions in New South Wales (N = 16178). Physical activity levels were measured through self-report of the frequency and duration of walking, moderate and vigorous activities in the two weeks preceding the survey. Logistic regression modelling was carried out to examine the association between physical activity and 'coastal' location of residence, adjusting for age, sex, employment status, education level and country of birth.Results: After adjusting for other demographic factors, respondents who lived in a coastal postcode were 23% less likely to be classified as sedentary, 27% more likely to report levels of activity considered adequate for health, and 38% more likely to report high (vigorous) levels of physical activity than those who lived inland. Each of these associations was significant at the 0.05 level.Conclusions: Characteristics of the physical environment in coastal postcodes are related to physical activity participation.Implications: Physical environments may contribute to physical activity participation. Further efforts to conceptualise and measure these environmental influences is warranted. Public health efforts to promote physical activity should consider aspects of the physical environment as part of any intervention.