TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Walkability and socio-economic status in relation to walking, playing and sports practice in a representative Spanish sample of youth: the PASOS study
JO  - PLoS one
A1  - Aznar, Susana
A1  - Jiménez-Zazo, Fabio
A1  - Romero-Blanco, Cristina
A1  - Gómez, Santiago F.
A1  - Homs, Clara
A1  - Wärnberg, Julia
A1  - Medrano, Maria
A1  - Gusi, Narcis
A1  - González-Gross, Marcela
A1  - Marín-Cascales, Elena
A1  - González-Valeiro, Miguel Ángel
A1  - Serra-Majem, Lluis
A1  - Terrados, Nicolas
A1  - Tur, Josep A.
A1  - Segu, Marta
A1  - Lassale, Camille
A1  - Colom-Fernández, Antoni
A1  - Labayen, Idoia
A1  - Sánchez-Gómez, Jesús
A1  - Alcaraz, Pedro Emilio
A1  - Sevilla-Sanchez, Marta
A1  - Zapico, Augusto G.
A1  - Herrera-Ramos, Estefanía
A1  - Pulgar, Susana
A1  - Bibilonii, Maria Del Mar
A1  - Sistac, Clara
A1  - Schroder, Helmut
A1  - Molina-García, Javier
SP  - e0296816
EP  - e0296816
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - PURPOSE: Physical activity (PA) provides multiple health-related benefits in children and adolescents, however, at present, the majority of young people are insufficiently physically active. The aim of this study was to evaluate if neighborhood walkability and/or socio-economic status (SES) could affect the practice of walking, play outdoors and sports practice in a representative sample of Spanish children and adolescents. <br><br>METHODS: A sample of 4092 youth (aged 8-16 years old) from 245 primary and secondary schools in 121 localities from each of the 17 Spanish autonomous communities participated in the study. Walk Score was used to evaluate walkability of the neighborhood and household income was used as an indicator of SES. A 7-item self-reported validated questionnaire, was used to assess PA levels, and in a subsample of 10% of the participants, randomly selected from the entire sample, PA was objectively measured by accelerometers. <br><br>RESULTS: Youth from more walkable areas reported more minutes walking per day compared with those from less walkable neighborhoods (51.4 vs 48.8 minutes, respectively). The lowest average minutes spent in playing outdoors was found among participants from low-SES and low-walkable neighborhoods. Neighborhood SES influenced on the participation in team sports during the weekend, being this participation higher in high SES neighborhoods. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Providing high walkable environments seems a good strategy to promote PA regardless SES levels. It seems that improving the walkability is a key component to partially overcome the SES inequalities, especially in urban areas with low SES. High-SES environments can offer better sports facilities and more organized physical activities than low-SES ones.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296816
ID  - ref1
ER  -