Citation

Hirsch JA, Diez Roux AV, Rodriguez DA, Brines SJ, Moore KA. Health Place 2013; 24C: 196-202.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, 1415 Washington Heights, 4647 SPH Tower, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA. Electronic address: jahirsch@umich.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.09.007

PMID

24148201

Abstract

This study examines associations of disaggregate land uses with self-reported walking for transportation among participants of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) in Forsyth County, NC and New York, NY. Network distance to each use (in miles), intensity (number of uses per 1/2-mile network buffer) of each use and diversity (number of different uses per 1/2-mile network buffer) of uses were calculated using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Associations with odds of meeting recommended physical activity levels (150min/week) were examined after controlling for individual- and census-tract-level covariates. Greater distance to and lower intensity of pedestrian-oriented uses, specifically those for social interactions, were associated with lower odds of meeting recommendations in NY. Results suggest that land uses linked to social interactions may be useful for encouraging increased transportation walking.

Language: en