Transit use, physical activity, and body mass index changes: Objective measures associated with complete street light-rail construction

B.B. Brown, C.M. Werner, C.P. Tribby, H.J. Miller and K.R. Smith

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 7, 1468-1474

Abstract: Objectives. We assessed effects on physical activity (PA) and weight among participants in a complete street intervention that extended a light-rail line in Salt Lake City, Utah. Methods. Participants in the Moving Across Places Study resided within 2 kilometers of the new line. They wore accelerometers and global positioning system (GPS) loggers for 1 week before and after rail construction. Regression analyses compared change scores of participants who never rode transit with continuing, former, and new riders, after adjustment for control variables (total n = 537). Results. New riders had significantly more accelerometer-measured counts per minute than never-riders (P

Keywords: accelerometry; adult; body mass; epidemiology; female; human; male; motor activity; traffic and transport; United States, Accelerometry; Adult; Body Mass Index; Female; Humans; Male; Motor Activity; Transportation; Utah (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302561

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