title: Multiple dimensions of residential environments, neighborhood experiences, and jogging behavior in the RECORD Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between a broad range of environmental characteristics and jogging behavior while taking into account different complementary outcomes to describe the behavior.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using the RECORD Cohort Study (7290 participants, 2007-2008, Paris region, France), multilevel models were used to investigate individual/neighborhood variables associated with the probability of jogging; the time spent jogging; and the location of the practice.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The presence and quality of green and open spaces was associated both with a greater probability of jogging [risk ratio (RR) for the first vs. the fourth quartile=1.22, 95% credible interval (CrI): 1.03-1.44] and with the practice of jogging within rather than outside the neighborhood (RR=1.29; 95% CrI: 1.10-1.53). Moreover, a high social cohesion and the presence of enjoyable places were associated with a higher probability of jogging (RR=1.15; 95% CrI: 1.00-1.31; RR=1.22; 95% CrI: 1.03-1.44) while the presence of parks or a lake increased the probability of jogging inside rather than outside the neighborhood (RR=1.29; 95% CrI: 1.10-1.53; RR=1.14; 95% CrI: 1.03-1.26).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Paying attention to physical and social environments, related neighborhood experiences, and attitudes toward health may be an effective approach to promote outdoor physical activity.
authors.affiliation: Inserm, U707, Faculté de Médecine Saint-Antoine, 27 rue Chaligny, 75012 Paris, France. karusisi@u707.jussieu.fr
authors.forename: Noëlla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karusisi
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bean
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Oppert
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pannier
authors.forename: Basile
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chaix
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004779:Environment Design; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007590:Jogging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055361:Multilevel Analysis; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors