Journal article
Environmental correlates of physical activity among individuals with diabetes in the rural midwest
Diabetes care, Vol.28(5), pp.1012-1018
05/2005
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.28.5.1012
PMID: 15855559
Abstract
To determine the relationship between physical and social environment attributes and levels of physical activity in a population-based sample of diabetic individuals living in rural areas.
Cross-sectional telephone survey data from rural communities of southeastern Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas were used. Logistic regression was used to calculate crude and adjusted prevalence odds ratios (PORs) and 95% CIs.
A total of 278 (11%) individuals with diabetes were identified. Almost 37% of this group reported no leisure-time physical activity. Individuals with diabetes who reported regular physical activity were more likely to report better general health status, normal BMI, and no physical impairment. After adjustment, regular activity was positively associated with use of three or more facilities (POR 14.3, 95% CI 3.0-67.3) in the past 30 days, the availability of many nearby places to walk (2.3, 1.1-4.8), the availability of shoulders on streets (2.4, 1.3-4.5), often walking to nearby places (4.1, 2.0-8.3), and rating the community for physical activity as generally pleasant (2.3, 1.1-4.8). Additionally, the regular activity group was more likely to report their physician had helped make a plan to increase physical activity (2.8, 1.3-5.8) and followed up on their plan (2.2, 1.1-4.4). Social environment variables were not associated with physical activity after adjustment.
Physical inactivity is a significant problem in rural diabetic populations. We have identified aspects of the social and physical environment that are positively associated with physical activity. Understanding the role of the environment may result in increased physical activity for individuals with diabetes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Environmental correlates of physical activity among individuals with diabetes in the rural midwest
- Creators
- Anjali D Deshpande - Department of Community Health, Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Avenue, Suite 300, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. deshpaad@slu.eduElizabeth A BakerSarah L LovegreenRoss C Brownson
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Diabetes care, Vol.28(5), pp.1012-1018
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.2337/diacare.28.5.1012
- PMID
- 15855559
- ISSN
- 0149-5992
- eISSN
- 1935-5548
- Grant note
- 5R18 DK 061706 / NIDDK NIH HHS U48/CCU 710806 / ODCDC CDC HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2005
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9983996086602771
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