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Living Close to Natural Outdoor Environments in Four European Cities: Adults’ Contact with the Environments and Physical Activity

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  • Margarita Triguero-Mas

    (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • David Donaire-Gonzalez

    (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Physical Activity and Sports Sciences Department, Fundació Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University, 08022 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Edmund Seto

    (Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA)

  • Antònia Valentín

    (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Graham Smith

    (Centre for Sport, Health and Exercise Research, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2 DE, UK)

  • David Martínez

    (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Glòria Carrasco-Turigas

    (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Daniel Masterson

    (Centre for Sport, Health and Exercise Research, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2 DE, UK)

  • Magdalena Van den Berg

    (Department of Public and Occupational Health, Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre (VUMC), 1007 Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Albert Ambròs

    (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Tania Martínez-Íñiguez

    (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Audrius Dedele

    (Department of Environmental Science, Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas, 44248 Kaunas, Lithuania)

  • Gemma Hurst

    (Centre for Sport, Health and Exercise Research, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2 DE, UK)

  • Naomi Ellis

    (Centre for Sport, Health and Exercise Research, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2 DE, UK)

  • Tomas Grazulevicius

    (Department of Environmental Science, Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas, 44248 Kaunas, Lithuania)

  • Martin Voorsmit

    (Department of Public and Occupational Health, Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre (VUMC), 1007 Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Marta Cirach

    (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Judith Cirac-Claveras

    (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

  • Wim Swart

    (Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 Bilthoven, The Netherlands)

  • Eddy Clasquin

    (Department of Public and Occupational Health, Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre (VUMC), 1007 Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Jolanda Maas

    (Department of Public and Occupational Health, Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre (VUMC), 1007 Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Wanda Wendel-Vos

    (Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 Bilthoven, The Netherlands)

  • Michael Jerrett

    (Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA)

  • Regina Gražulevičienė

    (Department of Environmental Science, Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas, 44248 Kaunas, Lithuania)

  • Hanneke Kruize

    (Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 Bilthoven, The Netherlands)

  • Christopher J. Gidlow

    (Centre for Sport, Health and Exercise Research, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 2 DE, UK)

  • Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen

    (Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), ISGlobal, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), 08003 Barcelona, Spain
    CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 08003 Barcelona, Spain)

Abstract

This study investigated whether residential availability of natural outdoor environments (NOE) was associated with contact with NOE, overall physical activity and physical activity in NOE, in four different European cities using objective measures. A nested cross-sectional study was conducted in Barcelona (Spain); Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom); Doetinchem (The Netherlands); and Kaunas (Lithuania). Smartphones were used to collect information on the location and physical activity (overall and NOE) of around 100 residents of each city over seven days. We used Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to determine residential NOE availability (presence/absence of NOE within 300 m buffer from residence), contact with NOE (time spent in NOE), overall PA (total physical activity), NOE PA (total physical activity in NOE). Potential effect modifiers were investigated. Participants spent around 40 min in NOE and 80 min doing overall PA daily, of which 11% was in NOE. Having residential NOE availability was consistently linked with higher NOE contact during weekdays, but not to overall PA. Having residential NOE availability was related to NOE PA, especially for our Barcelona participants, people that lived in a city with low NOE availability.

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  • Margarita Triguero-Mas & David Donaire-Gonzalez & Edmund Seto & Antònia Valentín & Graham Smith & David Martínez & Glòria Carrasco-Turigas & Daniel Masterson & Magdalena Van den Berg & Albert Ambròs &, 2017. "Living Close to Natural Outdoor Environments in Four European Cities: Adults’ Contact with the Environments and Physical Activity," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-21, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:10:p:1162-:d:113836
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