The Impact of the Built Environment on Young People’s Physical Activity Patterns: A Suburban-Rural Comparison Using GPS
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Measures
2.3. Procedure
2.4. Data Processing and Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Participants
Variable | Suburban | Rural | ||
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Male n = 12 | Female n = 16 | Male n = 10 | Female n = 12 | |
BMI (kg/m2) * | 23.22 ± 5.46 | 19.99 ± 2.71 | 21.16 ± 3.03 | 23.22 ± 5.80 |
Whole week PA levels | ||||
Daily MVPA (mins) ** | 49.90 ± 59.90 | 53.99 ± 41.15 | 36.17 ± 57.69 | 18.20 ± 37.25 |
Daily VPA (mins) ** | 21.03 ± 32.06 | 16.96 ± 21.72 | 12.18 ± 23.94 | 3.98 ± 8.21 |
Percentage of subgroup that met 60 mins MVPA guidelines | 36.4% | 28.6% | 12.5% | 9.1% |
Weekday PA levels | ||||
Daily MVPA (mins) ** | 56.13 ± 55.46 | 56.43 ± 51.79 | 31.28 ± 58.24 | 20.14 ± 55.31 |
Daily VPA (mins) ** | 24.01 ± 30.17 | 16.68 ± 25.58 | 6.84 ± 12.56 | 4.60 ± 9.31 |
Percentage of subgroup that met 60 mins MVPA guidelines | 27.3% | 28.6% | 25% | 10% |
Weekend PA levels | ||||
Daily MVPA (mins) * | 26.56 ± 28.78 | 53.16 ± 37.38 | 49.00 ± 62.64 | 13.03 ± 18.69 |
Daily VPA (mins) * | 7.36 ± 12.92 | 17.75 ± 21.04 | 26.22 ± 50.57 | 2.32 ± 5.57 |
Percentage of subgroup that met 60 mins MVPA guidelines | 16.7% | 40% | 20% | 0% |
3.2. Whole Week PA Level
3.3. PA Patterns and the Utilisation of the Surrounding BE
3.3.1. Time Outdoors
Variable | SUBURBAN | RURAL | ||
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Male n = 12 | Female n = 16 | Male n = 10 | Female n = 12 | |
Time spent outdoors (mins) * | 146.19 ± 147.80 | 77.52 ± 108.67 | 84.11 ± 94.18 | 31.37 ± 76.02 |
Outdoor daily MVPA (mins) ** | 70.35 ± 77.11 | 38.75 ± 64.52 | 30.41 ± 59.76 | 6.31 ± 11.45 |
Outdoor daily VPA (mins) ** | 12.08 ± 4.72 | 4.72 ± 10.42 | 1.88 ± 4.43 | 0.09 ± 0.27 |
Percentage of subgroup that spent time outdoors | 100% | 100% | 100% | 90.91% |
Time spent in public recreational facilities (mins) | 99.36 ± 122.25 | 50.00 ± 75.58 | 48.35 ± 116.84 | 30.00 ± 84.29 |
Public recreational facilities daily MVPA (mins) * | 56.40 ± 72.83 | 30.22 ± 56.31 | 18.88 ± 61.65 | 11.22 ± 31.89 |
Public recreational facilities daily VPA (mins) * | 11.51 ± 24.08 | 4.86 ± 12.41 | 1.03 ± 2.60 | 1.35 ± 4.94 |
Percentage of subgroup that visited recreational facilities | 100% | 100% | 100% | 90.91% |
Time spent in the house (mins) | 218.42 ± 143.50 | 216.21 ± 114.76 | 268.94 ± 94.97 | 246.33 ± 111.10 |
House daily MVPA (mins) | 8.28 ± 10.57 | 18.27 ± 23.35 | 8.35 ± 14.14 | 9.78 ± 51.91 |
House daily VPA (mins) | 0.07 ± 0.19 | 0.74 ± 4.25 | 0.32 ± 0.81 | 0.39 ± 1.11 |
Percentage of subgroup that spent time in the house | 100% | 100% | 90.91% | 90.91% |
Time spent on the street (mins) ** | 47.90 ± 43.68 | 41.56 ± 41.69 | 14.70 ± 25.56 | 19.94 ± 14.37 |
Street daily MVPA (mins) | 15.48 ± 11.29 | 16.93 ± 18.44 | 12.77 ± 37.77 | 6.13 ± 8.83 |
Street daily VPA (mins) | 0.63 ± 1.26 | 0.68 ± 1.48 | 0.99 ± 4.99 | 0.14 ± 0.32 |
Percentage of subgroup that visited the street | 72.73% | 78.57% | 75% | 54.55% |
Time spent in automobiles (car/bus) (mins) | 18.31 ± 21.59 | 13.98 ± 29.04 | 18.62 ± 10.19 | 26.43 ± 37.59 |
Automobile daily MVPA (mins) | 0.57 ± 2.44 | 1.37 ± 3.79 | 0.49 ± 0.18 | 0.33 ± 0.11 |
Automobile daily VPA (mins) | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 |
Percentage of subgroup that spent time in automobiles | 54.55% | 71.43% | 87.5% | 63.64% |
3.3.2. Time Indoors
3.3.3. Street Environment
3.3.4. Local Recreational Facilities
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflict of Interest
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Collins, P.; Al-Nakeeb, Y.; Nevill, A.; Lyons, M. The Impact of the Built Environment on Young People’s Physical Activity Patterns: A Suburban-Rural Comparison Using GPS. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9, 3030-3050. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9093030
Collins P, Al-Nakeeb Y, Nevill A, Lyons M. The Impact of the Built Environment on Young People’s Physical Activity Patterns: A Suburban-Rural Comparison Using GPS. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2012; 9(9):3030-3050. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9093030
Chicago/Turabian StyleCollins, Peter, Yahya Al-Nakeeb, Alan Nevill, and Mark Lyons. 2012. "The Impact of the Built Environment on Young People’s Physical Activity Patterns: A Suburban-Rural Comparison Using GPS" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 9, no. 9: 3030-3050. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9093030