Neighbourhood and physical activity in German adolescents: GINIplus and LISAplus

• Published in: Environmental research Vol. 147; pp. 284 - 293
• Main Authors: Markevych, Iana, Smith, Maia P., Jochner, Susanne, Standl, Marie, Brüske, Irene, von Berg, Andrea, Bauer, Carl-Peter, Fuks, Kateryna, Koletzko, Sibylle, Berdel, Dietrich, Heinrich, Joachim, Schulz, Holger
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Accelerometry; actigraphy; Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior - physiology; Adolescent Development - physiology; Adolescents; Built environment; Cohort Studies; Estimates; females; Germany; green infrastructure; Green spaces; Greenness; Humans; Indication; Life Style; Motor Activity - physiology; normalized difference vegetation index; physical activity; Populations; Recording; Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data; Rural; Sport facilities; sports; trees; urban areas; Urban environments; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data; Vegetation; Germany; Green spaces; Sport facilities; Built environment; Greenness; Accelerometry

Impact of neighbourhood on physical activity (PA) is under-investigated in European adolescents, and few studies have used objective data on both exposures and outcomes. Therefore we investigated the association between objectively measured neighbourhood characteristics and PA in 15-year-old German...