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Spatially modelling the association between access to recreational facilities and exercise: the 'Multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis'
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A, Statistics in society, v 179(1), pp 293-310
01 Jan 2016
PMID: 26877598
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Abstract
Numerous studies have investigated the relationship between the built environment and physical activity. However, these studies assume that these relationships are invariant over space. In this study, we introduce a novel method to analyse the association between access to recreational facilities and exercise allowing for spatial heterogeneity. In addition, this association is studied before and after controlling for crime, which is a variable that could explain spatial heterogeneity of associations. We use data from the Chicago site of the Multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis' of 781 adults aged 46 years and over. A spatially varying coefficient tobit regression model is implemented in the Bayesian setting to allow for the association of interest to vary over space. The relationship is shown to vary over Chicago, being positive in the south but negative or null in the north. Controlling for crime weakens the association in the south with little change observed in northern Chicago. The results of this study indicate that spatial heterogeneity in associations of environmental factors with health may vary over space and deserve further exploration.
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- Title
- Spatially modelling the association between access to recreational facilities and exercise: the 'Multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis'
- Creators
- Samuel I. Berchuck - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJoshua L. Warren - Yale UniversityAmy H. Herring - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillKelly R. Evenson - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillKari A. B. Moore - Drexel UniversityYamini K. Ranchod - University of California, BerkeleyAna V. Diez-Roux - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A, Statistics in society, v 179(1), pp 293-310
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 18
- Grant note
- P2CHD050924 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) 2R01ES014843-04A1 / National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA R01ES020619 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) UL1-RR-024156; UL1-RR-025005 / National Center for Research Resources; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) R43HL095169 / 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) R01ES020619; T32ES007018; P30ES010126 / National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) KL2RR024157 / NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) 2R01 HL071759; N01-HC-95159-N01-HC-95169 / National Institutes of Health-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) 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)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000368352800011
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84955174153
- Other Identifier
- 991019168071404721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods
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