Citation

Geller KS, Nigg CR, Ollberding NJ, Motl RW, Horwath C, Dishman RK. Asia Pac. J. Public Health 2012; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1010539512440593

PMID

22500037

Abstract

PURPOSE: . Examine associations between physical activity (PA) and spatial accessibility to environmental PA resources in Hawaii. METHODS: Metabolic equivalents (METs) of mild, moderate, and strenuous PA were compared for accessibility with environmental PA resources within a population-based sample of Hawaiian adults (n = 381). Multiple linear regression estimated differences in PA levels for residing further from a PA resource or residing in an area with a greater number of resources. RESULTS: No associations were found in the total sample. Analyses within subsamples stratified by ethnicity revealed that greater spatial accessibility to a PA resource was positively associated with strenuous PA among Caucasians (P = .04) but negatively associated with moderate PA among Native Hawaiians (P = .00). CONCLUSION: The lack of association in the total sample may be a consequence of Hawaii's unique environment. Results of stratified sample analyses are unique, providing groundwork for future examinations within parallel environments and among similar ethnic groups.

Language: en