Association of car ownership and physical activity across the spectrum of human development: Modeling the Epidemiologic Transition Study (METS)

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 173
• Main Authors: Shoham, David A, Dugas, Lara R, Bovet, Pascal, Forrester, Terrence E, Lambert, Estelle V, Plange-Rhule, Jacob, Schoeller, Dale A, Brage, Soren, Ekelund, Ulf, Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon A, Cooper, Richard S, Luke, Amy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 21.02.2015; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Accelerometers; Adult; Automobiles - statistics & numerical data; Black People - statistics & numerical data; Cardiovascular disease; Developing countries; Economic development; Epidemiologic Studies; Epidemiology; Ethics; Exercise; Female; Ghana; GNI; Gross National Income; Heterogeneity; Humans; Income; Industrialized nations; Jamaica; Leisure; Male; Middle Aged; Occupations; Ownership; Personal income; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Physiological aspects; Population; Prevalence; Purchasing power parity; Rural areas; Seychelles; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomics; South Africa; Type 2 diabetes; Urban areas; South Africa; Ghana; Jamaica; Seychelles; United States > US; Chicago Illinois; Switzerland

Variations in physical activity (PA) across nations may be driven by socioeconomic position. As national incomes increase, car ownership becomes within reach of more individuals. This report characterizes associations between car ownership and PA in African-origin populations across 5 sites at diffe...