Characteristics of the built environment on GPS-determined bicycle routes used by adolescents

Autores

  • Edina Maria de Camargo Postgraduate Program in Physical Education. Federal University of Parana. Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2127-2606
  • Claudia Oliveira Alberico Center for Geospatial Analytics, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. North Carolina State University, Raleigh-NC, USA. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8337-7978
  • Adalberto Aparecido Santos Lopes Postgraduate Program in Physical Education. Federal University of Santa Catarina. Florianopolis, Brazil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3001-6412
  • Jasper Schipperijn Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics. University of Southern Denmark. Odense, Denmark. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6558-7610
  • Rodrigo Siqueira Reis Prevention Research Center. Brown School. Washington University in St. Louis. St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Postgraduate Program in Urban Management. School of Architecture and Design. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana. Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9872-9865

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12820/rbafs.24e0106

Palavras-chave:

Physical activity, Adolescent, Bicycling, Geographic Information System, Global Positioning System

Resumo

O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar as características das rotas utilizadas para o uso de bicicleta de acordo com o sexo em uma amostra de adolescentes da cidade de Curitiba, Brasil. O estudo foi realizado em 2013 com 147 adolescentes de 12 a 17 anos, que usaram acelerômetro e receptores de Sistema de Posicionamento Global para avaliar a atividade física e a localização geográfica. Um total de 38 participantes (50,0% meninas) apresentaram pelo menos uma rota em bicicleta e, por isso, foram incluídos na amostra analítica. Foram identificadas 386 rotas. Quase todas as rotas incluíam meios de transporte público, praças e áreas residencial, comercial, de alimentos ou de lazer (> 97,0%), enquanto ciclovias (62,7%) e academias ao ar livre eram menos frequentes (71,8%). As estações de ônibus de transporte rápido (BRT), parques e terrenos vazios foram as menos frequentes nas rotas (37,3%; 17,1%; e 7,5%, respectivamente). As rotas utilizadas pelas meninas tiveram menos terrenos vazios (3,9%; p = 0,001) e mais residenciais, varejo, serviços de alimentação e recreação (99,6% ; p = 0,003; 99,1%; p = 0,011; 98,7%; p = 0,030, respectivamente) quando comparado com meninos. Os resultados sugerem que as rotas utilizadas pelos adolescentes têm uso misto e diversificado do solo e que meninas trafegam por rotas com maior infraestrutura de bicicleta e serviços e menos terrenos vazios quando comparado com meninos.

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Biografia do Autor

Edina Maria de Camargo, Postgraduate Program in Physical Education. Federal University of Parana. Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.

Centro de Ciências Biológicas.

Departamento de Educação Física.

Atividade Física e Saúde, com enfase em crianças e adolescentes.

 

 

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2019-07-29

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Camargo EM de, Alberico CO, Lopes AAS, Schipperijn J, Reis RS. Characteristics of the built environment on GPS-determined bicycle routes used by adolescents . Rev. Bras. Ativ. Fís. Saúde [Internet]. 29º de julho de 2019 [citado 29º de março de 2024];24:1-7. Disponível em: https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/14151

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