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Neighborhood Recreation Facilities and Facility Membership Are Jointly Associated with Objectively Measured Physical Activity
Journal of urban health, v 96(4), pp 570-582
29 Apr 2019
PMID: 31037481
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Abstract
Efforts to increase physical activity have traditionally included either individual-level interventions (e.g., educational campaigns) or neighborhood-level interventions (e.g., additional recreational facilities). Little work has addressed the interaction between spatial proximity and individual characteristics related to facility use. We aimed to better understand the synergistic impact of both physical activity environments and recreational facility membership on objectively measured physical activity. Using the New York City Physical Activity and Transit (PAT) survey (
n
= 644), we evaluated associations between counts of commercial physical activity facilities within 1 km of participants’ home addresses with both facility membership and accelerometry-measured physical activity. Individuals living near more facilities were more likely to report membership (adjusted odds ratio for top versus bottom quartile of facility count: 3.77 (95% CI 1.54–9.20). Additionally, while amount of facilities within a neighborhood was associated with more physical activity, this association was stronger for individuals reporting gym membership. Interventions aiming to increase physical activity should consider both neighborhood amenities and potential barriers, including the financial and social barriers of membership. Evaluation of neighborhood opportunities must expand beyond physical presence to consider multiple dimensions of accessibility.
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- Title
- Neighborhood Recreation Facilities and Facility Membership Are Jointly Associated with Objectively Measured Physical Activity
- Creators
- Tanya K. Kaufman - Columbia UniversityAndrew Rundle - Columbia UniversityKathryn M. Neckerman - Columbia UniversityDaniel M. Sheehan - Columbia UniversityGina S. Lovasi - Drexel UniversityJana A. Hirsch - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of urban health, v 96(4), pp 570-582
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Grant note
- K01HD067390 / ; Communities Putting Prevention to Work / ; NIA-NIH 1R01AG049970-01A1 / ;
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000478768500007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85065209087
- Other Identifier
- 991019168340104721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health