Individual and environmental factors associated with green exercise in urban and suburban areas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12545007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Riitta Pyky (0000-0001-6179-4148, Natural Resources Institute Finland, corresponding author), Marjo Neuvonen (0000-0003-2094-2866, Natural Resources Institute Finland), Katja Kangas (0000-0002-3958-1602, Natural Resources Institute Finland), Ann Ojala (0000-0002-8557-8842, Natural Resources Institute Finland), Timo Lanki (0000-0002-3380-9717, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Katja Borodulin (0000-0001-9529-2592, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare), Liisa Tyrväinen (0000-0001-5144-7150, Natural Resources Institute Finland) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Pages | 20-28 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health & Place (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-8292 • E-ISSN: 1873-2054 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.11.001 |
| PMID | 30459052 |
| OpenAlex | W2900451500 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 42 |
In this study, we mainly aimed to explore the associations of personal and socio-demographic factors, and the supply of green areas and built sports facilities with green exercise (GE). We also compared the residents of the core urban area and suburban areas according to the level of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) they had. A population-based sample of 3730 adults (aged 25-101 y) from Finland, filled out a questionnaire in 2015. Variables describing the supply of green areas and built sports facilities were objectively calculated. The green areas were classified into small ( 150 ha) areas to reflect their qualities for GE. The data analysis methods included multinomial logistic regression, t-, and Chi Square tests. Our results indicate that having a short distance to at least a middle-sized green area and high nature relatedness are important for participation in GE, both in core urban and suburban areas. More factors were found to be related to GE in the suburban areas compared to core urban areas and among the low LTPA compared to the high LTPA group
Environmental health · Geography · Logistic regression · Multinomial logistic regression · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Population · Sample (material · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Statistics · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Heat Island Mitigation · Urban Transport and Accessibility
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 2,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |