@article{ref1,
title="Is park visitation associated with leisure-time and transportation physical activity?",
journal="Preventive medicine",
year="2013",
author="Veitch, Jenny and Ball, Kylie and Crawford, David and Abbott, Gavin and Salmon, Jo",
volume="57",
number="5",
pages="732-734",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This aim of this study was to examine whether frequency of park visitation was associated with time spent in various domains of physical activity among adults living in a disadvantaged neighbourhood of Victoria, Australia. METHODS: In 2009, participants (n=319) self-reported park visitation and physical activity including; walking and cycling for transport, leisure-time walking, leisure-time moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, and total physical activity. RESULTS: The mean number of park visits per week was 3.3 (SD=3.8). Park visitation was associated with greater odds of engaging in high (as compared to low) amounts of transportation physical activity, leisure-time walking, leisure-time moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) and total physical activity. Each additional park visit per week was associated with 23% greater odds of being in the high category for transportation physical activity, 26% greater odds of engaging in high amounts of leisure-time walking, 11% greater odds of engaging in MVPA, and 40% greater odds of high total physical activity. CONCLUSIONS: Acknowledging the cross-sectional study design, the findings suggest that park visitation may be an important predictor and/or destination for transportation and leisure-time walking and physical activity. Findings highlight the potentially important role of parks for physical activity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0091-7435",
doi="10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.08.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.08.001"
}