Contribution of neighbourhood socioeconomic status and physical activity resources to physical activity among women

• DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.054098
• Publication Date: 2007-09-14T21:29:13Z
• Authors: R. E Lee; C. Cubbin; M. Winkleby
• Keywords: Neighbourhood (mathematics)

Residence in a deprived neighbourhood is associated with lower rates of physical activity. Little known about the manifestation deprivation that mediates this relationship. This study aimed to investigate whether access activity resources mediated relationship between socioeconomic status and among women.Individual data from women participating Stanford Heart Disease Prevention Program (1979-90) were linked census archival existing records. Multilevel regression models examined for energy expenditure moderate vigorous as reported recalls.After accounting individual-level status, who lived lower-socioeconomic neighbourhoods greater expenditure, but undertook less activity, than moderate-socioeconomic neighbourhoods. In contrast, living higher-socioeconomic more Although availability did not appear mediate any associations, several significant interactions emerged, suggesting low income or live may differentially benefit resource availability.Although we found expected relationships residence undertaking women, also these same overall perhaps result work travel demands. Greater nearby appears low-income having implications policy-making planning.