title: Spatial and social factors associated with transportation and recreational physical activity among adults in Hat Yai City, Songkhla,Thailand.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Transportation physical activity (TPA) and recreational physical activity (RPA) in an urban area can be sources of physical activity (PA) in addition to working. This study was conducted in Hat Yai City Municipality, the fourth most populous city in Thailand, to describe the magnitude of these physical activities and identify their associated factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  369 adults were selected from a random sampling of registered households. Based on the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ), subjects were interviewed on their modes of TPA and RPA during the past week. Hurdle regression was used to examine predictors for having PA separately from predictor of intensity of PA among the active. Metabolic equivalent (MET) of TPA and RPA were computed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prevalence of not having TPA and RPA were 71.3% and 45.8%, respectively. TPA and RPA contributed 1.5% and 9.2% of total PA. Active commuters were more common in females 40 or more years old, less sedentary persons, and those living near shopping places. Persons having RPA were more likely to be less sedentary, whereas the intensity of RPA was higher among single persons and males.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TPA and RPA in this study area were uncommon. Further strategies are needed to improve the situation, especially among sedentary persons.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Public Health and Environment, Division of Health Promotion, Hat Yai City Municipality, Hat Yai, Thailand.
authors.forename: Saowaphan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Churangsarit
authors.forename: Virasakdi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chongsuvivatwong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002947:Cities; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D011998:Recreation; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand; D014186:Transportation