Objective versus subjective measures of the built environment, which are most effective in capturing associations with walking?

Lin Lin; Anne Vernez Moudon

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.11.002

Objective versus subjective measures of the built environment, which are most effective in capturing associations with walking?

Lin Lin^*, Anne Vernez Moudon

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Washington

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Abstract

This study compared the strength of association of objective and subjective measures of environment with walking sufficiently for health. It used an existing model, which employed only objective environmental measures and adjusted for socio-demographic covariates, to estimate the influence of the built environment on walking. The original model was re-run with new, subjectively measured variables. The results showed that objective measures of the built environment had stronger associations with walking than subjective measures. Future studies of the environmental influences on physical activity should include objective measures of the built environment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	339-348
Number of pages	10
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.11.002
Publication status	Published - Mar 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Built environment
Objective measures
Physical activity
Subjective measures
Walking

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title = "Objective versus subjective measures of the built environment, which are most effective in capturing associations with walking?",

abstract = "This study compared the strength of association of objective and subjective measures of environment with walking sufficiently for health. It used an existing model, which employed only objective environmental measures and adjusted for socio-demographic covariates, to estimate the influence of the built environment on walking. The original model was re-run with new, subjectively measured variables. The results showed that objective measures of the built environment had stronger associations with walking than subjective measures. Future studies of the environmental influences on physical activity should include objective measures of the built environment.",

keywords = "Built environment, Objective measures, Physical activity, Subjective measures, Walking",

author = "Lin Lin and Moudon, {Anne Vernez}",

note = "Funding Information: This study was supported in part by Cooperative Agreement Number 1-U48/CCU209663 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC. We thank Drs. Chanam Lee and Luc de Montigny for providing the initial impetus for this study.",

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