Adolescent Physical Activity and the Built Environment: A Latent Class Analysis Approach
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McDonald, Kelsey
Hearst, Mary
Farbakhsh, Kian
Patnode, Carrie
Sirard, John
Lytle, Leslie
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McDonald, Kelsey, Mary Hearst, Kian Farbakhsh, Carrie Patnode, Ann Forsyth, John Sirard, and Leslie Lytle. 2012. Adolescent Physical Activity and the Built Environment: A Latent Class Analysis Approach. Health & Place 18, no. 2: 191–198.Abstract
This study used latent class analysis to classify adolescent home neighborhoods (n=344) according to built environment characteristics, and tested how adolescent physical activity, sedentary behavior, and screen time differ by neighborhood type/class. Four distinct neighborhood classes emerged: (1) low-density retail/transit, low walkability index (WI), further from recreation; (2) high-density retail/transit, high WI, closer to recreation; (3) moderate–high-density retail/transit, moderate WI, further from recreation; and (4) moderate–low-density retail/transit, low WI, closer to recreation. We found no difference in adolescent activity by neighborhood class. These results highlight the difficulty of disentangling the potential effects of the built environment on adolescent physical activity.Citable link to this page
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