Perceived Urban Environment Attributes and Device-Measured Physical Activity in Latin America: An 8-Nation Study
Attributes of the neighborhood-built environment are associated with self-reported physical activity, but only a few studies have concentrated on device-measured physical activity in Latin America. This study examines the associations of perceived neighborhood-built environment attributes, device-measured sedentary time, and light-intensity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in adults from 8 Latin American countries. Data from Estudio Latinoamericano de Nutrición y Salud adult study, an observational multi-country study (N=2,478), were analyzed in 2020. Data were collected between 2014 and 2015. Perceived neighborhood-built environment attributes were measured using the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Survey. Sedentary time, light-intensity physical activity, and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity data were collected using accelerometers. No associations between perceived neighborhood-built environment attributes and sedentary time were found. Positive perceptions of walking/cycling facilities (β=6.50, 95% CI=2.12, 10.39) were associated with more light-intensity physical activity. Perceptions of better aesthetics (Argentina) and better walking/cycling facilities (Brazil and Ecuador) were positively associated with light-intensity physical activity. Land use mix–diversity (β=0.14, 95% CI=0.03, 0.25), walking/cycling facilities (β=0.16, 95% CI=0.05, 0.27), aesthetics (β=0.16, 95% CI=0.02, 0.30), and safety from traffic (β=0.18, 95% CI=0.05, 0.24) were positively associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Land use mix–diversity, street connectivity, and safety from traffic were positively associated with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in Venezuela. These findings have implications for policy recommendations, which can guide policies to promote physical activity in the region. Land use mix–diversity, walking/cycling facilities, aesthetics, and safety from traffic can maintain or increase the levels of light-intensity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among Latin American adults.
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- © 2021 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Ferrari, Gerson
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0000-0003-3177-6576
- Werneck, André O
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0000-0002-9166-4376
- Silva, Danilo R
- Kovalskys, Irina
- Gómez, Georgina
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0000-0003-3514-2984
- Rigotti, Attilio
- Cortés, Lilia Y
- García, Martha Cecilia Yépez
- Liria-Domínguez, Maria R
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0000-0002-5637-1519
- Herrera-Cuenca, Marianella
- Pratt, Michael
- Marques, Adilson
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0000-0001-9850-7771
- Van Dyck, Delfien
- Leme, Ana Carolina B
- Fisberg, Mauro
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0000-0003-2992-3215
- Publication Date: 2022-4
Language
- English
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- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 635-645
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Serial:
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
- Volume: 62
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0749-3797
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/07493797
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Built environment; Neighborhoods; Nonmotorized transportation; Travel behavior; Walkability
- Geographic Terms: Latin America
- Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01830685
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 20 2021 9:16AM