Proximity to sports facilities and sports participation for adolescents in Germany.

<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the relationship between proximity to specific sports facilities and participation in the corresponding sports activities for adolescents in Germany.<h4>Methods</h4>A sample of 1,768 adolescents aged 11-17 years old and living in 161 German commun...

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Autores principales:	Anne K Reimers, Matthias Wagner, Seraphim Alvanides, Andreas Steinmayr, Miriam Reiner, Steffen Schmidt, Alexander Woll
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:44cee974b5f34ffeae1a2e51457f05942021-11-18T08:25:55ZProximity to sports facilities and sports participation for adolescents in Germany.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0093059https://doaj.org/article/44cee974b5f34ffeae1a2e51457f05942014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24675689/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the relationship between proximity to specific sports facilities and participation in the corresponding sports activities for adolescents in Germany.<h4>Methods</h4>A sample of 1,768 adolescents aged 11-17 years old and living in 161 German communities was examined. Distances to the nearest sports facilities were calculated as an indicator of proximity to sports facilities using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Participation in specific leisure-time sports activities in sports clubs was assessed using a self-report questionnaire and individual-level socio-demographic variables were derived from a parent questionnaire. Community-level socio-demographics as covariates were selected from the INKAR database, in particular from indicators and maps on land development. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between proximity to the nearest sports facilities and participation in the corresponding sports activities.<h4>Results</h4>The logistic regression analyses showed that girls residing longer distances from the nearest gym were less likely to engage in indoor sports activities; a significant interaction between distances to gyms and level of urbanization was identified. Decomposition of the interaction term showed that for adolescent girls living in rural areas participation in indoor sports activities was positively associated with gym proximity. Proximity to tennis courts and indoor pools was not associated with participation in tennis or water sports, respectively.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Improved proximity to gyms is likely to be more important for female adolescents living in rural areas.Anne K ReimersMatthias WagnerSeraphim AlvanidesAndreas SteinmayrMiriam ReinerSteffen SchmidtAlexander WollPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 3, p e93059 (2014)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Anne K Reimers Matthias Wagner Seraphim Alvanides Andreas Steinmayr Miriam Reiner Steffen Schmidt Alexander Woll Proximity to sports facilities and sports participation for adolescents in Germany.
description	<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the relationship between proximity to specific sports facilities and participation in the corresponding sports activities for adolescents in Germany.<h4>Methods</h4>A sample of 1,768 adolescents aged 11-17 years old and living in 161 German communities was examined. Distances to the nearest sports facilities were calculated as an indicator of proximity to sports facilities using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Participation in specific leisure-time sports activities in sports clubs was assessed using a self-report questionnaire and individual-level socio-demographic variables were derived from a parent questionnaire. Community-level socio-demographics as covariates were selected from the INKAR database, in particular from indicators and maps on land development. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between proximity to the nearest sports facilities and participation in the corresponding sports activities.<h4>Results</h4>The logistic regression analyses showed that girls residing longer distances from the nearest gym were less likely to engage in indoor sports activities; a significant interaction between distances to gyms and level of urbanization was identified. Decomposition of the interaction term showed that for adolescent girls living in rural areas participation in indoor sports activities was positively associated with gym proximity. Proximity to tennis courts and indoor pools was not associated with participation in tennis or water sports, respectively.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Improved proximity to gyms is likely to be more important for female adolescents living in rural areas.
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author	Anne K Reimers Matthias Wagner Seraphim Alvanides Andreas Steinmayr Miriam Reiner Steffen Schmidt Alexander Woll
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title	Proximity to sports facilities and sports participation for adolescents in Germany.
title_short	Proximity to sports facilities and sports participation for adolescents in Germany.
title_full	Proximity to sports facilities and sports participation for adolescents in Germany.
title_fullStr	Proximity to sports facilities and sports participation for adolescents in Germany.
title_full_unstemmed	Proximity to sports facilities and sports participation for adolescents in Germany.
title_sort	proximity to sports facilities and sports participation for adolescents in germany.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2014
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Proximity to sports facilities and sports participation for adolescents in Germany.

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