Author, as appears in the article.: Colom, Antoni; Ruiz, Maurici; Warnberg, Julia; Compa, Montserrat; Muncunill, Josep; Javier Baron-Lopez, Francisco; Carlos Benavente-Marin, Juan; Cabeza, Elena; Morey, Marga; Fito, Montserrat; Salas-Salvado, Jordi; Romaguera, Dora;

Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia

e-ISSN: 1660-4601

URV's Author/s: Salas Salvadó, Jorge

Keywords: Weather Walking Senior adults Public open space Predimed-plus trial Physical activity Leisure Gis Elderly Built environment Accelerometer walking senior adults public open space predimed-plus trial physical activity leisure gis elderly built environment accelerometer

Abstract: When promoting physical activity (PA) participation, it is important to consider the plausible environmental determinants that may affect this practice. The impact of objectively-measured public open spaces (POS) and walk-friendly routes on objectively-measured and self-reported PA was explored alongside the influence of rainy conditions on this association, in a Mediterranean sample of overweight or obese senior adults with metabolic syndrome. Cross-sectional analyses were undertaken on 218 PREDIMED-Plus trial participants aged 55–75 years, from the city of Palma, in Mallorca (Spain). Indicators of access to POS and walk-friendly routes were assessed in a 1.0 and 0.5 km sausage network walkable buffers around each participant’s residence using geographic information systems. Mean daily minutes of self-reported leisure-time brisk walking, and accelerometer objectively-measured moderate-to-vigorous PA in bouts of at least 10 min (OM-MVPA) were measured. To investigate the association between access to POS and walk-friendly routes with PA, generalized additive models with a Gaussian link function were used. Interaction of rainy conditions with the association between access to POS and walk-friendly routes with OM-MVPA was also examined. Better access to POS was not statistically significantly associated with self-reported leisure-time brisk walking or OM-MVPA. A positive significant association was observed only between distance of walk-friendly routes contained or intersected by buffer and OM-MVPA, and was solely evident on non-rainy days. In this elderly Mediterranean population, only access to walk-friendly routes had an influence on accelerometer-measured PA. Rainy conditions during the accelerometer wear period did appear to modify this association.

Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Pollution Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Materiais Interdisciplinar Health, toxicology and mutagenesis Geografía Geociências Farmacia Environmental studies Environmental sciences Ensino Engenharias ii Engenharias i Enfermagem Educação física Educação Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 16604601

Author's mail: jordi.salas@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0003-2700-7459

Record's date: 2023-07-31

Journal volume: 16

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/5/854

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health. 16 (5):

APA: Colom, Antoni; Ruiz, Maurici; Warnberg, Julia; Compa, Montserrat; Muncunill, Josep; Javier Baron-Lopez, Francisco; Carlos Benavente-Marin, Juan; Cabez (2019). Mediterranean Built Environment and Precipitation as Modulator Factors on Physical Activity in Obese Mid-Age and Old-Age Adults with Metabolic Syndrome: Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 16(5), -. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16050854

Article's DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16050854

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2019

Publication Type: Journal Publications