Built Environment Characteristics and Perceived Active Park Use among Older Adults: Results from a Multilevel Study in Bogota

This article reports on a study undertaken to examine the associations between selected built environment (BE) attributes and perceived active park use among older adults in Bogota. A cross-sectional multilevel study was conducted. Participants included 1,966 older adults in 50 neighborhoods. Socio-demographic covariates and BE attributes were measured. Multilevel logistic regression models were used for the analyses. Residents from areas with higher park density and high land-use mix were more likely to report active park use while those from areas with high connectivity were less likely. This study suggests that objective attributes of the residential BE are associated with perceived active park use. However, our study also points to the importance of surrounding environment, with the result of an inverse relationship between connectivity and physical activity, which highlights the potentially necessary interventions in the realm of traffic and pedestrian safety.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier
• Authors:
  • Parra, Diana C
  • Gomez, Luis Fernando
  • Fleischer, Nancy L
  • Pinzon, Jose D
• Publication Date: 2010-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1174-1181
• Serial:
  • Health & Place
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1353-8292
  • EISSN: 1873-2054
  • Serial URL: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/health-and-place/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Built environment; Demographics; Highway safety; Land use; Logistic regression analysis; Mobility; Parks; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians; Social factors; Traffic density
• Uncontrolled Terms: Physical activity
• Geographic Terms: Bogota (Colombia)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Society; I15: Environment; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01352290
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 21 2011 7:14AM