Associations of neighbourhood safety with leisure-time walking and cycling in population subgroups: The HELIUS study
| Autor: | Eleonore M. Veldhuizen, Erik J. Timmermans, Tomi Mäki-Opas, Anton E. Kunst, Marieke B. Snijder, Jeroen Lakerveld |
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| Přispěvatelé: | AISSR Other Research (FMG), FMG, Public and occupational health, APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases, APH - Methodology, APH - Global Health, APH - Aging & Later Life, Epidemiology and Data Science |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Adolescent Epidemiology Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis 030231 tropical medicine Geography Planning and Development Population Leisure time Ethnic group Physical activity Walking Helius Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Leisure Activities 0302 clinical medicine Residence Characteristics Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Neighbourhood (mathematics) Aged education.field_of_study biology Middle Aged biology.organism_classification Bicycling Infectious Diseases Female Safety Psychology Cycling human activities Demography |
| Zdroj: | Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 31:100300. Elsevier Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology. Elsevier Ltd Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 31:100300. Elsevier Ltd Timmermans, E J, Veldhuizen, E M, Mäki-Opas, T, Snijder, M B, Lakerveld, J & Kunst, A E 2019, ' Associations of neighbourhood safety with leisure-time walking and cycling in population subgroups: The HELIUS study ', Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, vol. 31, 100300 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sste.2019.100300 |
| ISSN: | 1877-5845 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sste.2019.100300 |
| Popis: | To create neighbourhood environments that encourage physical activity, it is important to know which neighbourhood characteristics are most influential. We examined the association of neighbourhood safety with leisure-time walking and cycling in the population at large, as well as in some subgroups in terms of sex, age, ethnicity and socio-economic position. We used data of 19,914 participants (18–70 years) from a study in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Leisure-time walking and cycling in minutes/week were assessed with standard questionnaire. Geographic Information System techniques were used to examine neighbourhood safety (range = 1–10). Multilevel linear regression analyses showed positive associations between safety and walking (B = 7.9, 95% CI = −6.2–21.9) and cycling (B = 14.8, 95% CI = 2.5–27.1), but only the association with cycling was statistically significant. Higher safety levels were significantly associated with more cycling in women and individuals of Turkish and Moroccan origin. Stronger evidence is needed to inform policies to stimulate walking and cycling by improving neighbourhood safety. |
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