@article{ref1,
title="Associations of location and perceived environmental attributes with walking in neighborhoods",
journal="American journal of health promotion",
year="2004",
author="Humpel, Nancy and Owen, Neville and Leslie, Eva and Marshall, Alison L. and Bauman, Adrian E. and Sallis, James F.",
volume="18",
number="3",
pages="239-242",
abstract="PURPOSE: Ecological models highlight the importance of environmental influences. We examined associations of coastal versus noncoastal location and perceived environmental attributes with neighborhood walking, total walking, and total activity. METHODS: Telephone interviews with 800 faculty and general staff of an Australian university. RESULTS: Men were significantly more likely to walk in their neighborhood if they lived in a coastal location (odds ratio [OR] = 1.66), and they highly rated environmental &quot;aesthetics&quot; (OR = 1.91), &quot;convenience&quot; of facilities (OR = 2.20), and &quot;access&quot; to facilities (OR = 1.98). For women, neighborhood walking was associated with high ratings of &quot;convenience&quot; (OR = 3.78) but was significantly less likely if they had high ratings for &quot;access&quot; (OR = 0.48). For total walking and total physical activity, few significant associations emerged. CONCLUSIONS: Environmental attributes were related to walking in the neighborhood but not to more general activity indices. Understanding gender-specific environmental correlates of physical activity should be a priority.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-1171",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}