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Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 484-490 , June 2009

Neighborhood Environments and Physical Activity Among Adults in 11 Countries

James F. Sallis, PhD
- Active Living Research, San Diego State University, San Diego, California
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to: James F. Sallis, PhD, Active Living Research, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, 3900 Fifth Avenue, Suite 310, San Diego CA 92103
Heather R. Bowles, PhD
- Centre for Physical Activity and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Adrian Bauman, MBBS, PhD
- Centre for Physical Activity and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Barbara E. Ainsworth, PhD, MPH
- Department of Exercise and Wellness, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
Fiona C. Bull, PhD
- School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK
Cora L. Craig, MSc
- Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
Michael Sjöström, MD, PhD
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at Novum, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, PhD
- Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Johan Lefevre, PhD
- Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholic University, Leuven, Belgium
Victor Matsudo, MD
- CELAFISCS, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Sandra Matsudo, MD
- CELAFISCS, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Duncan J. Macfarlane, Dphil
- Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Luis Fernando Gomez, MD, MPH
- Foundation FES Social, Bogota, Colombia
Shigeru Inoue, MD
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Norio Murase, MD
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Vida Volbekiene, PhD
- Department of Sport Science, Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, Kaunas, Lithuania
Grant McLean, BA
- Sport and Recreation New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Harriette Carr, MBChB, MPH
- Sport and Recreation New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
Lena Klasson Heggebo, PhD
- Department for Physical Activity, Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
Heidi Tomten, PhD
- Department for Physical Activity, Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway
Patrick Bergman, MSc
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at Novum, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Results of logistic regression analysis of the relationship of seven perceived neighborhood attributes to meeting physical activity guidelines among city residents only, adjusted for gender, age, and

Results of logistic regression analysis of the relationship of seven perceived neighborhood attributes to meeting physical activity guidelines among city residents only, adjusted for gender, age, and country (pooled sample N=11,541)
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Association between number of physical activity–favorable built-environment attributes and meeting physical activity guidelines among city residents only, adjusted for gender, age, and country (pooled

Association between number of physical activity–favorable built-environment attributes and meeting physical activity guidelines among city residents only, adjusted for gender, age, and country (pooled sample N=11,541)
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