TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Association between the built environment and active transportation among U.S. adolescents
JO  - Journal of transport and health
A1  - Tewahade, Selam
A1  - Li, Kaigang
A1  - Goldstein, Rise B.
A1  - Haynie, Denise
A1  - Iannotti, Ronald J.
A1  - Simons-Morton, Bruce
SP  - e100629
EP  - e100629
VL  - 15
IS  - 
N2  - Introduction  As a major determinant of obesity and cardiovascular disease in the United States, decreasing physical activity (PA) has led researchers to study factors influencing daily PA. One opportunity for modifying PA is in relation to transportation to and from school and/or work. We examined the association between characteristics of the built environment of home neighborhoods and transportation-related PA to school or work among youth and emerging adults.   Methods  The data were drawn from Waves 1 and 4 of the NEXT Generation Health Study (n = 2780), a nationally representative, longitudinal cohort study starting with 10th grade (Wave 1) in the 2009-2010 school year. Modes of travel to/from school were categorized into three groups: those using active transportation (walking/cycling), public transportation, and passive transportation (being driven or chauffeured/driving). Neighborhood characteristics included land use mix, street connectivity, residence density, park density, recreational density, and walkability. Multinomial logistic regressions and one-way ANOVAs were used to examine multivariate associations between modes of travel to and from work/school and neighborhood characteristics. Analysis accounted for complex survey features including stratification, clustering and sampling weights.   Results  After controlling for covariates (i.e., ethnicity, sex, education, and socioeconomic status), more land use diversity, street connectivity, residence density, and walkability were significantly correlated with active transportation in both waves and more park and recreational density were significantly correlated with active transportation in Wave 1, compared with passive transportation.   Conclusions  More mixed land use, greater connected streets as well as higher walkability and density of residence, parks and recreational facilities were associated with active transportation; suggesting city planning officials may consider creating more walkable and liveable communities to promote daily transportation-related PA.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2214-1405
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2019.100629
ID  - ref1
ER  -