کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5635538 1581613 2017 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Weather is not significantly correlated with destination-specific transport-related physical activity among adults: A large-scale temporally matched analysis
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
آب و هوا با فعالیت های فیزیکی مرتبط با حمل و نقل در میان بزرگسالان رابطه معنی داری ندارد: تجزیه و تحلیل هم زمان در مقیاس بزرگ
کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب مکمل و جایگزین
چکیده انگلیسی


- Weather variables were not significantly correlated with time spent in active travel.
- It is possible that weather does not act as a “gatekeeper” to active travel.
- Programs/policies to encourage active travel should not be limited to temperate areas.

Weather is an element of the natural environment that could have a significant effect on physical activity. Existing research, however, indicates only modest correlations between measures of weather and physical activity. This prior work has been limited by a failure to use time-matched weather and physical activity data, or has not adequately examined the different domains of physical activity (transport, leisure, occupational, etc.). Our objective was to identify the correlation between weather variables and destination-specific transport-related physical activity in adults. Data were sourced from the California Household Travel Survey, collected in 2012-3. Weather variables included: relative humidity, temperature, wind speed, and precipitation. Transport-related physical activity (walking) was sourced from participant-recorded travel diaries. Three-part hurdle models were used to analyze the data. Results indicate statistically or substantively insignificant correlations between the weather variables and transport-related physical activity for all destination types. These results provide the strongest evidence to date that transport-related physical activity may occur relatively independently of weather conditions. The knowledge that weather conditions do not seem to be a significant barrier to this domain of activity may potentially expand the universe of geographic locations that are amenable to environmental and programmatic interventions to increase transport-related walking.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Preventive Medicine - Volume 101, August 2017, Pages 133-136
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