Does perceived neighborhood walkability and safety mediate the association between education and meeting physical activity guidelines?

The role of neighborhood walkability and safety in mediating the association between education and physical activity has not been quantified. We used data from the 2010 and 2012 Communities Putting Prevention to Work Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and structural equation modeling to esti...

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Published in:Preventing chronic disease 2015-04, Vol.12, p.E46-E46, Article 140570
Main Authors: Pratt, Michael, Yin, Shaoman, Soler, Robin, Njai, Rashid, Siegel, Paul Z, Liao, Youlian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Brief
Cross-Sectional Studies
Educational Status
Exercise - psychology
Female
Guidelines as Topic
Health Behavior
Health Promotion - methods
Health Status Disparities
Humans
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Obesity - prevention & control
Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data
Safety
Social Environment
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tobacco Use - prevention & control
United States
Walking - psychology
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Summary:The role of neighborhood walkability and safety in mediating the association between education and physical activity has not been quantified. We used data from the 2010 and 2012 Communities Putting Prevention to Work Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and structural equation modeling to estimate how much of the effect of education level on physical activity was mediated by perceived neighborhood walkability and safety. Neighborhood walkability accounts for 11.3% and neighborhood safety accounts for 6.8% of the effect. A modest proportion of the important association between education and physical activity is mediated by perceived neighborhood walkability and safety, suggesting that interventions focused on enhancing walkability and safety could reduce the disparity in physical activity associated with education level.
ISSN:1545-1151
1545-1151
DOI:10.5888/pcd12.140570