Abstract

Objective

Rates of physical activity (PA) are low, especially among college students. Tree canopy and social capital have been correlated with higher rates of PA. This study assessed the relationship between tree canopy and social capital on minutes of PA.

Participants

Students from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, located in Southern Nevada, were surveyed on social capital and self-reported minutes of PA.

Methods

Tree canopy coverage was calculated within a 1 km walk buffer around each participant’s home. Logistic regression was used to determine if tree canopy and social capital predicted meeting PA recommendations of 150 minutes/week.

Results

42.4% of participants met the PA recommendations and males were more likely than females to meet them (odds ratio [OR] = 0.517). Social capital was a significant predictor of PA (OR = 1.308) while tree canopy was not.

Conclusions

Exploration of social capital to increase PA and further investigations into correlates of PA for college students in sprawling desert environments are recommended.

中文翻译：

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树木冠层与社会资本对大学生身体活动的关系

摘要

客观的

体力活动（PA）率较低，尤其是大学生。树冠和社会资本与较高的 PA 率相关。这项研究评估了树冠与社会资本在 PA 分钟内的关系。

参加者

位于内华达州南部的内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校的学生接受了有关社会资本和自我报告的 PA 记录的调查。

方法

树冠覆盖率是在每个参与者家周围 1 公里步行缓冲区内计算的。使用逻辑回归来确定树冠和社会资本是否预测满足 PA 建议的每周 150 分钟。

结果

42.4% 的参与者满足 PA 建议，并且男性比女性更有可能满足这些建议（比值比 [OR] = 0.517）。社会资本是 PA 的重要预测因子（OR = 1.308），而树冠则不是。

结论

建议探索社会资本以增加 PA，并进一步研究广阔沙漠环境中大学生 PA 的相关性。