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International comparison of observation-specific spatial buffers: maximizing the ability to estimate physical activity Frank, Lawrence D; Fox, Eric H; Ulmer, Jared M; Chapman, James E; Kershaw, Suzanne E; Sallis, James F; Conway, Terry L; Cerin, Ester; Cain, Kelli L; Adams, Marc A; Smith, Graham R; Hinckson, Erica; Mavoa, Suzanne; Christiansen, Lars B; Hino, Adriano A F; Lopes, Adalberto A S; Schipperijn, Jasper

Abstract

Background: Advancements in geographic information systems over the past two decades have increased the specificity by which an individual’s neighborhood environment may be spatially defined for physical activity and health research. This study investigated how different types of street network buffering methods compared in measuring a set of commonly used built environment measures (BEMs) and tested their performance on associations with physical activity outcomes. Methods: An internationally-developed set of objective BEMs using three different spatial buffering techniques were used to evaluate the relative differences in resulting explanatory power on self-reported physical activity outcomes. BEMs were developed in five countries using ‘sausage,’ ‘detailed-trimmed,’ and ‘detailed,’ network buffers at a distance of 1 km around participant household addresses (n = 5883). Results: BEM values were significantly different (p 

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Title
International comparison of observation-specific spatial buffers: maximizing the ability to estimate physical activity
Creator
Frank, Lawrence D; Fox, Eric H; Ulmer, Jared M; Chapman, James E; Kershaw, Suzanne E; Sallis, James F; Conway, Terry L; Cerin, Ester; Cain, Kelli L; Adams, Marc A; Smith, Graham R; Hinckson, Erica; Mavoa, Suzanne; Christiansen, Lars B; Hino, Adriano A F; Lopes, Adalberto A S; Schipperijn, Jasper
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Health & Community Design Lab
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2017-01-23
Description
Background: Advancements in geographic information systems over the past two decades have increased the specificity by which an individual’s neighborhood environment may be spatially defined for physical activity and health research. This study investigated how different types of street network buffering methods compared in measuring a set of commonly used built environment measures (BEMs) and tested their performance on associations with physical activity outcomes. Methods: An internationally-developed set of objective BEMs using three different spatial buffering techniques were used to evaluate the relative differences in resulting explanatory power on self-reported physical activity outcomes. BEMs were developed in five countries using ‘sausage,’ ‘detailed-trimmed,’ and ‘detailed,’ network buffers at a distance of 1 km around participant household addresses (n = 5883). Results: BEM values were significantly different (p 
Subject
Network buffer; Built environment; Reliability; Self-reported physical activity; GIS methods
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2017-12-18
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0362091
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/64062
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Medicine, Faculty of; Other UBC; Non UBC; Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Citation
International Journal of Health Geographics. 2017 Jan 23;16(1):4
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s12942-017-0077-9
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
The Author(s)
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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