Micro-scale pedestrian streetscapes and physical activity in Hispanic/Latino adults: Results from HCHS/SOL

James F Sallis; Jordan A Carlson; Adrian Ortega; Matthew A Allison; Carrie M Geremia; Daniela Sotres-Alvarez; Marta M Jankowska; Stephen J Mooney; Earle C Chambers; David B Hanna; Krista M Perreira; Martha L Daviglus; Linda C Gallo

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102857

Micro-scale pedestrian streetscapes and physical activity in Hispanic/Latino adults: Results from HCHS/SOL

Health Place. 2022 Sep:77:102857. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102857. Epub 2022 Aug 23.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, MC 0631, La Jolla, CA, USA. Electronic address: jsallis@ucsd.edu.
² Center for Children's Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition, Children's Mercy, Kansas City, MO, USA.
³ Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
⁴ Department of Family Medicine, University of California, La Jolla, CA, USA.
⁵ Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, MC 0631, La Jolla, CA, USA.
⁶ Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
⁷ Population Sciences, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA.
⁸ Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
⁹ Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA; Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
¹¹ Department of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
¹² Institute for Minority Health Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
¹³ Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA.

PMID: 36027739
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102857

Abstract

We examined associations of micro-scale environment attributes (e.g., sidewalks, street crossings) with three physical activity (PA) measures among Hispanic/Latino adults (n = 1776) living in San Diego County, CA. Systematic observation was used to quantify micro-scale environment attributes near each participant's home. Total PA was assessed with accelerometers, and PA for transportation and recreation were assessed by validated self-report. Although several statistically significant interactions between individual and neighborhood characteristics were identified, there was little evidence micro-scale attributes were related to PA. An important limitation was restricted environmental variability for this sample which lived in a small area of a single county.

Keywords: Built environment; Exercise; Health disparities; Sidewalks; Walkability.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Environment Design*
Exercise
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Pedestrians*
Residence Characteristics
Walking

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