Association between Access to Public Open Spaces and Physical Activity in a Mediterranean Population at High Cardiovascular Risk.

ABSTRACT: Background: Regular physical activity is an important preventive factor of cardiovascular disease. Proximity and density of public open spaces are important modifying factors on the practice of physical activity. This article explores the cross-sectional relationship between access to public open spaces (POS) and leisure time physical activity (LTPA) in elderly participants at high cardiovascular risk from PREDIMED-Baleares. Method: 428 elderly subjects at high cardiovascular risk, participating in the PREDIMED trial, from Palma de Mallorca (Spain) were assessed using Geographic Information Systems, and access to POS was determined. The quantity and intensity of LTPA was calculated using the Minnesota Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire. In order investigate the association betwee

SUBMITTER: Colom A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6025464 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature