Associations between neighbourhood built characteristics and sedentary behaviours among Canadian men and women: Findings from Alberta’s tomorrow project

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dc.contributor.authorNichani, Vikram
dc.contributor.authorTurley, Liam
dc.contributor.authorVena, Jennifer E.
dc.contributor.authorMcCormack, Gavin R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-03T23:25:16Z
dc.date.available2021-06-03T23:25:16Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-03
dc.description.abstractEvidence of associations between neighbourhood built characteristics and sedentary behaviours is mixed. The study aim was to investigate the associations between objectively-derived neighbourhood built characteristics and self-reported sedentary behaviours among Canadian men and women. This study sourced survey data from Alberta’s Tomorrow Project (2008; n=14,785), in which sitting and motor vehicle travel times during the last 7 days was measured. Geographic Information System was used to calculate neighbourhood built characteristics within a 400m buffer of participant’s home and a walkability score was estimated. To estimate the associations between neighbourhood characteristics and sedentary behaviours, covariate-adjusted generalized linear regression models were used. Walkability, 3-way intersections, and population count were positively associated with sitting time. Business destinations and greenness were negatively associated with sitting time. Walkability, 3-way, and 4-way intersections were negatively associated with motor vehicle travel time. Sex-specific associations between neighbourhood characteristics and sedentary behaviour were found. Among men, business destinations were negatively associated with sitting time, and 3-way intersections, population count, and walkability were negatively associated with motor vehicle travel time. Among women, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index was negatively associated with sitting time. Interventions to reduce sedentary behaviours may need to target neighbourhoods that have built characteristics which might support these behaviours. More research is needed to disentangle the complex relationships between different neighbourhood built characteristics and specific types of sedentary behaviour.en_US
dc.description.grantingagencyCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)en_US
dc.identifier.citationNichani, V., Turley, L., Vena, J.E. & McCormack, G.R. (2021). Associations between neighbourhood built characteristics and sedentary behaviours among Canadian men and women: Findings from Alberta’s tomorrow project. Preventive Medicine. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106663en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106663en_US
dc.identifier.grantnumberFDN-154331en_US
dc.identifier.issn0091-7435
dc.identifier.otherYPMED 106663
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/113469
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.publisher.departmentCommunity Health Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyCumming School of Medicineen_US
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dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en_US
dc.subjectneighbourhooden_US
dc.subjectbuilt environmenten_US
dc.subjectwalkabilityen_US
dc.subjectsedentary behaviouren_US
dc.subjectsitting timeen_US
dc.subjectmotor vehicle travel timeen_US
dc.titleAssociations between neighbourhood built characteristics and sedentary behaviours among Canadian men and women: Findings from Alberta’s tomorrow projecten_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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