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Neighborhood Built Environment Measures and Association with Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in 9–14-Year-Old Children in Saskatoon, Canada

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  • Shatabdi Goon

    (Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada)

  • Saija Kontulainen

    (College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B2, Canada)

  • Nazeem Muhajarine

    (Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada
    Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2Z4, Canada)

Abstract

This study assessed whether perceptual and researcher-rated measures of neighborhood-built environments (BEs) predict device-based multiple activity-related outcomes, specifically: moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), light physical activity (LPA), and sedentary time (ST), in children. Eight hundred and sixteen children aged 9–14 years from Saskatoon, Canada, were surveyed on their perceptions of BE, and their PA outcomes were objectively monitored for one week at three different time frames over a one-year period, September 2014 to August 2015. The researcher-rated BE measures were collected by trained researchers using multiple BE audit tools: neighborhood active living potential (NALP) and Irvine Minnesota inventory (IMI), 2009–2010. A multilevel modeling approach was taken to understand BE influences of children’s PA outcomes. Children’s perceived availability of parks and sidewalks predicted a higher accumulation of MVPA and a lower accumulation of ST. Children’s report of the absence of neighborhood social disorder (e.g., threats from scary dogs/people) predicted a higher LPA, while reported concern about crime predicted a lower MVPA. Researcher-rated neighborhood activity friendliness predicted a lower ST, however, researcher-rated safety from crime predicted a higher ST. Perceived BE characteristic were stronger predictors of children’s PA outcomes compared to researcher-rated BE factors.

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  • Shatabdi Goon & Saija Kontulainen & Nazeem Muhajarine, 2020. "Neighborhood Built Environment Measures and Association with Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in 9–14-Year-Old Children in Saskatoon, Canada," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-13, May.
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    1. Christine A. Mitchell & Andrew F. Clark & Jason A. Gilliland, 2016. "Built Environment Influences of Children’s Physical Activity: Examining Differences by Neighbourhood Size and Sex," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-14, January.
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