Relationship of the built environment with physical activity levels in macapá

International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
12
Article ID: 
24498
4 pages
Research Article

Relationship of the built environment with physical activity levels in macapá

Marcela Fabiani Silva Dias, Alisson Vieira Costa, Tinale Barbosa Palheta Monteiro, Bárbara Luíza Duarte Sales, Taynara Camille Guilherme Lima, Álvaro Adolfo Duarte Alberto, Wollner Materko, Anderson Ferreira dos Santos and Hêule Nilton Santos de Oliveira

Abstract: 

The objective of this study was to relate the attributes of the built environment to the levels of physical activity in adults in Macapá, Brazil. A cross-sectional quantitative research was adopted. To collect data on the attributes of the built environment, the Neighborhood Walkability Scale instrument was used, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire instrument was used to collect the participants' physical activity levels. In the statistical analysis, the Statistical Package for Social Science for Windows program was used, with a significance level of 5% and the Mann-Whitney U significance test. Of the eight attributes of the environment investigated, four showed a significant difference when related to physical activity: proximity to stores, access to services, neighborhood aesthetics and crime.

DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.37118/ijdr.24498.05.2022
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