Transit use and physical activity: Findings from the Houston travel-related activity in neighborhoods (TRAIN) study
Transportation-related physical activity can significantly increase daily total physical activity through active transportation or walking/biking to transit stops. The purpose of this study was to assess the relations between transit-use and self-reported and monitor-based physical activity levels i...
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| author | Gregory Knell Casey P. Durand Kerem Shuval Harold W. Kohl, III Deborah Salvo Ipek Sener Kelley Pettee Gabriel |
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| description | Transportation-related physical activity can significantly increase daily total physical activity through active transportation or walking/biking to transit stops. The purpose of this study was to assess the relations between transit-use and self-reported and monitor-based physical activity levels in a predominantly minority population from the Houston Travel-Related Activity in Neighborhoods (TRAIN) Study. This was a cross-sectional analysis of 865 adults living in Houston, Texas between 2013 and 2015. The exposure variable was transit-use (non-users, occasional users, and primary users). Self-reported and accelerometer-determined physical activity were the outcomes of interest. Regression models adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, and other covariates of interest were built to test the hypothesis that transit user status was directly associated with 1) minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity and 2) the prevalence of achieving the physical activity guidelines. The majority of participants were female, non-Hispanic black, and almost one-third had a high school education or less. After adjustment, primary transit-use was associated with 134.2 (p<0.01) additional mean minutes per week of self-reported moderate-intensity transportation-related physical activity compared to non-users. Further, primary users had 7.3 (95% CI: 2.6–20.1) times the relative adjusted odds of meeting physical activity recommendations than non-users based on self-reported transportation-related physical activity. There were no statistically significant associations of transit-use with self-reported leisure-time or accelerometer-derived physical activity. Transit-use has the potential for a large public health impact due to its sustainability and scalability. Therefore, encouraging the use of transit as a means to promote physical activity should be examined in future studies. Keywords: Physical activity, Transportation, Commuting, Motor activity, Urban health, Female, Health promotion, Human, Male, Cross-sectional studies, Leisure |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4207009501e4ec58e6ec5cfceff32b92022-12-22T03:39:05ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552018-03-0195561Transit use and physical activity: Findings from the Houston travel-related activity in neighborhoods (TRAIN) studyGregory Knell0Casey P. Durand1Kerem Shuval2Harold W. Kohl, III3Deborah Salvo4Ipek Sener5Kelley Pettee Gabriel6Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston School of Public Health, 7000 Fannin, #2528, Houston, TX 77030, United States; Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe St, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, United States; Corresponding author at: Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston School of Public Health, 7000 Fannin, #2528, Houston, TX 77030, United States.Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston School of Public Health, 7000 Fannin, #2528, Houston, TX 77030, United States; Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe St, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, United StatesDepartment of Intramural Research, American Cancer Society, 250 Williams St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303, United StatesMichael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe St, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe St, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, United States; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, 1912 Speedway, Stop D5000, Austin, TX 78712, United StatesMichael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe St, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe St, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, United StatesTexas A&M Transportation Institute, 505 E Huntland Dr, Suite 455, Austin, TX 78752, United StatesMichael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe St, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, United States; Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) at Houston School of Public Health in Austin, 1616 Guadalupe St, Suite 6.300, Austin, TX 78701, United States; Department of Women's Health, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, 1501 Red River Street, Austin, TX 78712, United StatesTransportation-related physical activity can significantly increase daily total physical activity through active transportation or walking/biking to transit stops. The purpose of this study was to assess the relations between transit-use and self-reported and monitor-based physical activity levels in a predominantly minority population from the Houston Travel-Related Activity in Neighborhoods (TRAIN) Study. This was a cross-sectional analysis of 865 adults living in Houston, Texas between 2013 and 2015. The exposure variable was transit-use (non-users, occasional users, and primary users). Self-reported and accelerometer-determined physical activity were the outcomes of interest. Regression models adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, and other covariates of interest were built to test the hypothesis that transit user status was directly associated with 1) minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity and 2) the prevalence of achieving the physical activity guidelines. The majority of participants were female, non-Hispanic black, and almost one-third had a high school education or less. After adjustment, primary transit-use was associated with 134.2 (p<0.01) additional mean minutes per week of self-reported moderate-intensity transportation-related physical activity compared to non-users. Further, primary users had 7.3 (95% CI: 2.6–20.1) times the relative adjusted odds of meeting physical activity recommendations than non-users based on self-reported transportation-related physical activity. There were no statistically significant associations of transit-use with self-reported leisure-time or accelerometer-derived physical activity. Transit-use has the potential for a large public health impact due to its sustainability and scalability. Therefore, encouraging the use of transit as a means to promote physical activity should be examined in future studies. Keywords: Physical activity, Transportation, Commuting, Motor activity, Urban health, Female, Health promotion, Human, Male, Cross-sectional studies, Leisurehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335517301869 |
| spellingShingle | Gregory Knell Casey P. Durand Kerem Shuval Harold W. Kohl, III Deborah Salvo Ipek Sener Kelley Pettee Gabriel Transit use and physical activity: Findings from the Houston travel-related activity in neighborhoods (TRAIN) study Preventive Medicine Reports |
| title | Transit use and physical activity: Findings from the Houston travel-related activity in neighborhoods (TRAIN) study |
| title_full | Transit use and physical activity: Findings from the Houston travel-related activity in neighborhoods (TRAIN) study |
| title_fullStr | Transit use and physical activity: Findings from the Houston travel-related activity in neighborhoods (TRAIN) study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transit use and physical activity: Findings from the Houston travel-related activity in neighborhoods (TRAIN) study |
| title_short | Transit use and physical activity: Findings from the Houston travel-related activity in neighborhoods (TRAIN) study |
| title_sort | transit use and physical activity findings from the houston travel related activity in neighborhoods train study |
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