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Change in Neighborhood Traffic Safety: Does It Matter in Terms of Physical Activity?
BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on the causality of previously observed associations between neighborhood traffic safety and physical activity (PA). This study aims to contribute to this evidence by assessing the extent to which changes over time in neighborhood traffic safety were associated...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3642189/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23658741 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062525 |
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author | Jongeneel-Grimen, Birthe Busschers, Wim Droomers, Mariël van Oers, Hans A. M. Stronks, Karien Kunst, Anton E. |
author_facet | Jongeneel-Grimen, Birthe Busschers, Wim Droomers, Mariël van Oers, Hans A. M. Stronks, Karien Kunst, Anton E. |
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description | BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on the causality of previously observed associations between neighborhood traffic safety and physical activity (PA). This study aims to contribute to this evidence by assessing the extent to which changes over time in neighborhood traffic safety were associated with PA. METHODS: Data were accessed from the national survey Netherlands Housing Research for 2006 and 2009. The two samples of in total 57,092 Dutch residents aged 18–84 years lived in 320 neighbourhoods. Using multi-level hurdle models, the authors assessed whether the odds of being physically active and the mean hours of PA among active people (in 2009) were related to the levels of neighborhood traffic safety (in 2006) and changes in the levels of neighborhood traffic safety (between 2006 and 2009). Next, we examined if these associations varied according to gender, age, and employment status. RESULTS: Higher levels of neighborhood traffic safety were associated with higher odds of being active (OR 1.080 (1.025–1.139)). An increase in levels of neighborhood traffic safety was associated with increased odds of being active (OR 1.060 (1.006–1.119)). This association was stronger among women, people aged 35 to 59, and those who were gainfully employed. Neither levels of traffic safety nor changes in these levels were associated with the mean hours of PA among people who were physically active (OR 0.997 (0.975–1.020); OR 1.001 (0.978–1.025), respectively). CONCLUSION: Not only levels of neighborhood traffic safety, but also increases in neighborhood traffic safety were related to increased odds of being active. This relationship supports claims for a causal relationship between neighborhood traffic safety and PA. |
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spelling | pubmed-36421892013-05-08 Change in Neighborhood Traffic Safety: Does It Matter in Terms of Physical Activity? Jongeneel-Grimen, Birthe Busschers, Wim Droomers, Mariël van Oers, Hans A. M. Stronks, Karien Kunst, Anton E. PLoS One Research Article BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence on the causality of previously observed associations between neighborhood traffic safety and physical activity (PA). This study aims to contribute to this evidence by assessing the extent to which changes over time in neighborhood traffic safety were associated with PA. METHODS: Data were accessed from the national survey Netherlands Housing Research for 2006 and 2009. The two samples of in total 57,092 Dutch residents aged 18–84 years lived in 320 neighbourhoods. Using multi-level hurdle models, the authors assessed whether the odds of being physically active and the mean hours of PA among active people (in 2009) were related to the levels of neighborhood traffic safety (in 2006) and changes in the levels of neighborhood traffic safety (between 2006 and 2009). Next, we examined if these associations varied according to gender, age, and employment status. RESULTS: Higher levels of neighborhood traffic safety were associated with higher odds of being active (OR 1.080 (1.025–1.139)). An increase in levels of neighborhood traffic safety was associated with increased odds of being active (OR 1.060 (1.006–1.119)). This association was stronger among women, people aged 35 to 59, and those who were gainfully employed. Neither levels of traffic safety nor changes in these levels were associated with the mean hours of PA among people who were physically active (OR 0.997 (0.975–1.020); OR 1.001 (0.978–1.025), respectively). CONCLUSION: Not only levels of neighborhood traffic safety, but also increases in neighborhood traffic safety were related to increased odds of being active. This relationship supports claims for a causal relationship between neighborhood traffic safety and PA. Public Library of Science 2013-05-02 /pmc/articles/PMC3642189/ /pubmed/23658741 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062525 Text en © 2013 Jongeneel-Grimen et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Jongeneel-Grimen, Birthe Busschers, Wim Droomers, Mariël van Oers, Hans A. M. Stronks, Karien Kunst, Anton E. Change in Neighborhood Traffic Safety: Does It Matter in Terms of Physical Activity? |
title | Change in Neighborhood Traffic Safety: Does It Matter in Terms of Physical Activity? |
title_full | Change in Neighborhood Traffic Safety: Does It Matter in Terms of Physical Activity? |
title_fullStr | Change in Neighborhood Traffic Safety: Does It Matter in Terms of Physical Activity? |
title_full_unstemmed | Change in Neighborhood Traffic Safety: Does It Matter in Terms of Physical Activity? |
title_short | Change in Neighborhood Traffic Safety: Does It Matter in Terms of Physical Activity? |
title_sort | change in neighborhood traffic safety: does it matter in terms of physical activity? |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3642189/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23658741 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0062525 |
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