Associations Between Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Physical Activity in the United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2017

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease
• Personal Author:
  Quinn, Tyler D. ; Wu, Fan ; Mody, Dillon ; Bushover, Brady ; Mendez, Dara D. ; Schiff, Mary ; Fabio, Anthony
• Description:
  Background: Individual social support is positively related to physical activity participation. However, less is known about how neighborhoodlevel social structures relate to physical activity participation. Methods: We analyzed 2017 National Health Interview Survey data for adult participants who completed all questions on physical activity and neighborhood cohesion (N = 23,006). Each cohesion question was binary coded (cohesion or not) and used as a predictor individually and for a composite score measuring total social cohesion. We used linear regression to estimate minutes of moderate aerobic activity, and we used logistic regression to estimate the odds of meeting aerobic guidelines (>150 min/wk), strength guidelines (>2 d/wk of muscle strengthening exercises), or both guidelines, predicted by the 5 definitions of cohesion (composite cohesion and the 4 questions separately). Models were adjusted for sex, age, race/ethnicity, family-income-to-poverty ratio, education, nativity, language, and neighborhood tenure. Results: Respondents who reported having more social cohesion had 45.0 more minutes of aerobic activity and increased odds of meeting aerobic, strength, and combined guidelines (odds ratio [OR] = 1.22, OR = 1.13, and OR = 1.14, respectively; P < .01 for all). Reporting having availability of help when needed, neighbors to count on, trustworthy neighbors, and close-knit neighbors all resulted in increased odds of meeting aerobic guidelines but not increased odds for meeting strength guidelines in the latter 3 components or combined guidelines for the latter 2 components. Conclusions: Having neighborhood social cohesion or select individual components of neighborhood cohesion are positively related to meeting aerobic, strength, and combined guidelines. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Education Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Sociological factors; Physical exercise; Humans; Men; Women; Muscles; Muscle function; Aerobic metabolism; Age groups; Racial factors; Education; Socioeconomics; Physical exercise; Guidelines; Training
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis 2019 Dec; 16:E163
• Series:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  31858956
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6936668
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  11 pdf pages
• Volume:
  16
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058214
• Contact Point Address:
  Tyler D. Quinn, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 626 Cochrans Mill Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
• Email:
  yhh7@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Preventing Chronic Disease
• Main Document Checksum:
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