Evaluation of perceptions of physical activity related built environment among urban adults with different characteristics in Hangzhou
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2015.10.012
- VernacularTitle:杭州市城区不同特征人群对体力活动相关建成环境的主观感知评价
- Author:
Yanjun REN
1
;
Qingmin LIU
;
Chengjian CAO
;
Meng SU
;
Jun LYU
;
Liming LI
Author Information
1. 310021,杭州市疾病预防控制中心
- Keywords:
Physical activity;
Built environment;
Perceptions;
Evaluation
- From:Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2015;36(10):1089-1094
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To understand the perceptions of physical activity-related built environment among urban adults in Hangzhou.Methods A face-to-face interview was conducted among the urban residents aged 25-59 years selected through multistage stratified random sampling in Hangzhou in 2012.The Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale-Abbreviated (NEWS-A) was used to assess the perception of built environment among residents,including residential building density,the diversities of stores,facilities and others,the accessibility to public service,the street connectivity,walking/cycling facilities,aesthetics,traffic safety,and public security.The multilevel logistic regression model was used to assess the demographic characteristics,BMI and other factors' influence on people' s perceptions.Results Among 1 362 local residents surveyed,no sex,martial status and occupation specific significant differences in the perception of built environment were found.After adjusting other factors,the age group 45-59 years was positively related to the score of street connectivity (OR=2.02,95％ CI:1.30-3.15).The educational level of college or higher was positively associated with the score of residential building density(OR=1.97,95％CI:1.29-3.00) but negatively associated with the score of facility variety(OR=0.65,95％ CI:0.43-0.97).Overweight or besity was negatively related to the scores of walking/cycling ways (OR=0.67,95％CI:0.48-0.95) and public security(OR=0.75,95％ CI:0.57-0.99).Compared with the class Ⅰ residential area,the people in class Ⅲ residential area had lower perception scores on facility diversity (OR =0.11,95％ CI:0.04-0.30),accessibility to public service (OR=0.33,95％ CI:0.11-0.95),street connectivity (OR=0.30,95％ CI:0.11-0.86) and traffic safety (OR=0.39,95％ CI:0.17-0.91).Conclusion The perceptions of physical activity-related built environment was associated with age,educational level,BMI and residential area.The personal characteristics should be considered while performing environment intervention on physical activity.
