Is the perceived neighborhood built environment associated with domain-specific physical activity in Latin American adults? An eight-country observational study

Is the perceived neighborhood built environment associated with domain-specific physical activity in Latin American adults? An eight-country observational study

Abstract Background Characteristics of the neighborhood built environment are associated with physical activity (PA). However, few studies with representative samples have examined environmental correlates of domain-specific PA in Latin America. We examined the associations of the perceived neighbor...

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Main Authors: Gerson Ferrari, André Oliveira Werneck, Danilo Rodrigues da Silva, Irina Kovalskys, Georgina Gómez, Attilio Rigotti, Lilia Yadira Cortés Sanabria, Martha Yépez García, Rossina G. Pareja, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Ioná Zalcman Zimberg, Viviana Guajardo, Michael Pratt, Carlos Cristi-Montero, Fernando Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Adilson Marques, Ester Cerin, Delfien Van Dyck, Carlos Pires, Mauro Fisberg, on behalf of the ELANS Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Active transportation
Physical activity
Neighborhood built environment
Latin America
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12966-020-01030-6

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