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- Title
Contextual Effects of Built and Social Environments of Urban Neighborhoods on Exercise: A Multilevel Study in Chicago.
- Authors
Ming Wen; Xingyou Zhang
- Abstract
Purpose. Examine the contextual effects of neighborhood built and social environments on exercise. Design. Cross-sectional, multilevel study. Setting. City of Chicago. Subjects. A probability sample of Chicago adult residents (response rate = 55%). Measures. The exercise measures were based on two questions: "How often a week on average do you work out or exercise?" (N = 3530) and, "Did you exercise regularly in the last year?" (N = 907). Neighborhood social environment was measured by socioeconomic and social capital indicators. Neighborhood built environment was captured by pedestrian injury rate, residential density, distance to subway or parks, land use mix, and access to neighborhood amenities. Analysis. Random effects logit and multinomial models. Results. For weekly workout/exercise, individuals with access to restaurants and bars were more likely to report one to three times of weekly exercise (OR = 1.08; 95% CI: 0.99, 1.19) and four times or more weekly exercise (OR = 1.14; 95% CI: 1.03, 1.26) compared with those who reported no weekly exercise. For regular exercise in the past year, access to restaurants and bars (OR = 1.24; 95% CI: 1.05, 1.46) and neighborhood social environment (OR = 1.37; 95% CI: 1.11, 1.69) were significant. The social environment effects were stronger for women. Conclusions. Neighborhood social and built environments are both important for exercise independent of an individual's background.
- Subjects
BUILT environment; SOCIAL context; SOCIAL influence; EXERCISE; NEIGHBORHOODS; SOCIAL capital
- Publication
American Journal of Health Promotion, 2009, Vol 23, Issue 4, p247
- ISSN
0890-1171
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4278/ajhp.07052448