The Relationship between Physical Activity and the Objectively-Measured Built Environment in Low- and High-Income South African Communities
| dc.contributor.author | Isiagi, Moses | |
| dc.contributor.author | Okop, Kufre Joseph | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lambert, Estelle Victoria | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-14T14:29:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-10-14T14:29:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-04-07 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2021-04-23T13:51:22Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | There is limited data concerning the built environment and physical activity (PA) in a country with a history of socio-politically motivated, spatial and economic disparities. We explored the extent to which objectively measured attributes of the built environment were associated with self-report or device-measured PA in low- and high-socioeconomic status (SES) communities. Methods: In a convenient sample of residents (n = 52, aged 18–65 years) from four urban suburbs in low- and high-income settings near Cape Town, South Africa, self-reported transport- and leisure-time PA, and device-measured moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) data were collected. Built environment constructs derived from individual-level street network measures (1000 m buffer, ArcGIS, 10.51) were obtained. We assessed PA between four groups, based on income and GIS walkability (derived by a median split, low or high SES and low or high walkable). Results: No relationships between self-reported MVPA and GIS-measured walkability were found. Only intersection density was significantly, inversely associated with moderate and total MVPA (rho = −0.29 and rho = −0.31, respectively, p < 0.05). In the high SES group, vigorous PA was inversely associated with intersection density (rho = −0.39, p < 0.05). Self-report transport PA differed between groups (p < 0.013). Conclusions: Results suggest that the construct of walkability may relate to volitional (leisure) and utilitarian (transport) PA differently, in highly inequitable settings. | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 10.3390/ijerph18083853 | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Isiagi, M., Okop, K. J., & Lambert, E. V. (2021). The Relationship between Physical Activity and the Objectively-Measured Built Environment in Low- and High-Income South African Communities. <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health</i>, 18(8), 3853. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35248 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Isiagi, Moses, Kufre Joseph Okop, and Estelle Victoria Lambert "The Relationship between Physical Activity and the Objectively-Measured Built Environment in Low- and High-Income South African Communities." <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health</i> 18, 8. (2021): 3853. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35248 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Isiagi, M., Okop, K.J. & Lambert, E.V. 2021. The Relationship between Physical Activity and the Objectively-Measured Built Environment in Low- and High-Income South African Communities. <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.</i> 18(8):3853. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35248 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Isiagi, Moses AU - Okop, Kufre Joseph AU - Lambert, Estelle Victoria AB - There is limited data concerning the built environment and physical activity (PA) in a country with a history of socio-politically motivated, spatial and economic disparities. We explored the extent to which objectively measured attributes of the built environment were associated with self-report or device-measured PA in low- and high-socioeconomic status (SES) communities. Methods: In a convenient sample of residents (n = 52, aged 18–65 years) from four urban suburbs in low- and high-income settings near Cape Town, South Africa, self-reported transport- and leisure-time PA, and device-measured moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) data were collected. Built environment constructs derived from individual-level street network measures (1000 m buffer, ArcGIS, 10.51) were obtained. We assessed PA between four groups, based on income and GIS walkability (derived by a median split, low or high SES and low or high walkable). Results: No relationships between self-reported MVPA and GIS-measured walkability were found. Only intersection density was significantly, inversely associated with moderate and total MVPA (rho = −0.29 and rho = −0.31, respectively, p < 0.05). In the high SES group, vigorous PA was inversely associated with intersection density (rho = −0.39, p < 0.05). Self-report transport PA differed between groups (p < 0.013). Conclusions: Results suggest that the construct of walkability may relate to volitional (leisure) and utilitarian (transport) PA differently, in highly inequitable settings. DA - 2021-04-07 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 8 J1 - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - The Relationship between Physical Activity and the Objectively-Measured Built Environment in Low- and High-Income South African Communities TI - The Relationship between Physical Activity and the Objectively-Measured Built Environment in Low- and High-Income South African Communities UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35248 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35248 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Isiagi M, Okop KJ, Lambert EV. The Relationship between Physical Activity and the Objectively-Measured Built Environment in Low- and High-Income South African Communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(8):3853. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35248. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Human Biology | en_US |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_US |
| dc.source | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | en_US |
| dc.source.journalissue | 8 | en_US |
| dc.source.journalvolume | 18 | en_US |
| dc.source.pagination | 3853 | en_US |
| dc.source.uri | https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph | |
| dc.title | The Relationship between Physical Activity and the Objectively-Measured Built Environment in Low- and High-Income South African Communities | en_US |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |