Journal article
Associations of adult physical activity with perceived safety and police-recorded crime: the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, v 9(1), pp 146-146
17 Dec 2012
PMID: 23245527
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Abstract
Background: Due to the inconsistent findings of prior studies, we explored the association of perceived safety and police-recorded crime measures with physical activity.
Methods: The study included 818 Chicago participants of the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis 45 to 84 years of age. Questionnaire-assessed physical activity included a) transport walking; b) leisure walking; and c) non-walking leisure activities. Perceived safety was assessed through an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Police-recorded crime was assessed through 2-year counts of selected crimes (total and outdoor incivilities, criminal offenses, homicides) per 1000 population. Associations were examined using generalized estimating equation logistic regression models.
Results: Perceiving a safer neighborhood was positively associated with transport walking and perceiving lower violence was associated with leisure walking. Those in the lowest tertile of total or outdoor incivilities were more likely to report transport walking. Models with both perceived safety and police-recorded measures of crime as independent variables had superior fit for both transport walking and leisure walking outcomes. Neither perceived safety nor police-recorded measures of crime were associated with non-walking leisure activity.
Conclusions: Perceived and police-recorded measures had independent associations with walking and both should be considered in assessing the impact of neighborhood crime on physical activity.
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- Title
- Associations of adult physical activity with perceived safety and police-recorded crime: the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
- Creators
- Kelly R. Evenson - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillRichard Block - Loyola University ChicagoAna V. Diez Roux - University of MichiganAileen P. McGinn - Albert Einstein College of MedicineFang Wen - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillDaniel A. Rodriguez - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Publication Details
- The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, v 9(1), pp 146-146
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- N01HC095159; N01HC095169 / DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Eye Institute (NEI) 2R01 HL071759 / National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01HL071759 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) 52319 / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) U48-DP000059 / University of North Carolina Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention N01-HC-95159; N01-HC-95169 / NIH/NHLBI; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000313633300002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84870980577
- Other Identifier
- 991020112137904721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Nutrition & Dietetics
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