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ArticleHealth & place2021

GPS-based built environment measures associated with adult physical activity.

Kwadwo A Boakye, Ofer Amram, John M Schuna, Glen E Duncan, Perry Hystad

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Article in Health & place, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kwadwo A BoakyeSchool of Biological and Population Health Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA. Electronic address: boakyek@oregonstate.edu.
Ofer AmramDepartment of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Elson S. Floyd School of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, 99202, USA; Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA. Electronic address: ofer.amram@wsu.edu.
John M SchunaSchool of Biological and Population Health Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA. Electronic address: John.Schuna@oregonstate.edu.
Glen E DuncanDepartment of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Elson S. Floyd School of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, 99202, USA. Electronic address: glen.duncan@wsu.edu.
Perry HystadSchool of Biological and Population Health Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA. Electronic address: Perry.Hystad@oregonstate.edu.

Funding

TWINStudy of Environment, Lifestyle Behaviors, and HealthR01AG042176 · NIA · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI DUNCAN, GLEN E · 2011 to 2014
$2.2M
Evaluating and Applying Google Timeline Location Data for Built Environment and Physical Activity ResearchR21ES031226 · NIEHS · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI AMRAM, OFER, HYSTAD, PERRY W · 2020 to 2021
$708k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG042176NIEHS NIH HHS R21 ES031226
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studies often rely on home locations to access built environment (BE) influences on physical activity (PA). We use GPS and accelerometer data collected for 288 individuals over a two-week period to examine eight GPS-derived BE characteristics and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and light-to-moderate-vigorous PA (LMVPA). NDVI, parks, blue space, pedestrian-orientated intersections, and population density were associated with increased odds of LMVPA and MVPA, while traffic air pollution and noise were associated with decreased odds of LMVPA and MVPA. Associations varied by population density and when accounting for multiple BE measures. These findings provide further information on where individuals choose to be physically active.

Indexed as

Built EnvironmentResidence CharacteristicsAccelerometryAdultEnvironment DesignExerciseGeographic Information SystemsHumansPopulation DensityAccelerometerAdultBuilt environmentGPSPhysical activity

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PMID34139613
PMCPMC8328940

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