TY - JOUR A2 - Rissel, Chris AU - Zhou, Rena AU - Li, Yang AU - Umezaki, Masahiro AU - Ding, Yongming AU - Jiang, Hongwei AU - Comber, Alexis AU - Fu, Hua PY - 2013 DA - 2013/04/17 TI - Association between Physical Activity and Neighborhood Environment among Middle-Aged Adults in Shanghai SP - 239595 VL - 2013 AB - Objective. To determine the perceived neighborhood environment (NE) variables that are associated with physical activity (PA) in urban areas in China. Methods. Parents of students at two junior high schools in Shanghai, one downtown and the other in the suburbs, were recruited to participate in the study. They completed an International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale-Abbreviated (NEWS-A) survey. Participant physical activity was also objectively measured using accelerometers. Results. Participants from downtown areas were more positively associated with transportation PA and leisure-time PA than respondents living in the suburbs. Residential density was found to be a significant positive predictor of recreational or leisure-based PA. Street connectivity was negatively associated with leisure time PA for respondents. Moderate-vigorous PA was found to be negatively associated with traffic safety. There were no significant associations between environmental factors and transportation PA. Women had higher levels of moderate-vigorous PA than men. Conclusions. The results of this study demonstrate that residential density, street connectivity, and traffic safety have a significant impact on Chinese middle-aged adults' PA, suggesting urban planning strategies for promoting positive public health outcomes. SN - 1687-9805 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/239595 DO - 10.1155/2013/239595 JF - Journal of Environmental and Public Health PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -