title: Pathways to Health: Association Between Trail Use, Weight Status, and Self-Rated Health Among Adults in Greenville County, South Carolina, 2014.
abstract: We examined associations between adults' use of a prominent rail-trail and their weight status and self-rated health. In 2014, a random-digit-dial survey of Greenville County, South Carolina, residents (n = 639) was used to collect data on trail use, height and weight, self-rated health, and demographics. Trail users were half as likely to be overweight or obese as trail nonusers (odds ratio [OR] = 0.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.33-0.95). Similarly, trail users were significantly more likely to report high self-rated health than were trail nonusers (OR = 1.83; 95% CI, 1.13-2.97). Findings suggest that trail use is associated with healthier weight status and higher self-rated health and supports the development, maintenance, and promotion of trail resources.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, 915 Greene St, Room 529, Columbia, SC 29208. Email: morganhughey@gmail.com.
authors.forename: S Morgan
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hughey
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Columbia, South Carolina.|University of South Carolina, Prevention Research Center, Columbia, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Andrew T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kaczynski
authors.affiliation: University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Exercise Science, Columbia, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Morgan N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Clennin
authors.affiliation: Furman University, Department of Health Sciences, Greenville, South Carolina.
authors.forename: Julian A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004779:Environment Design; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D000070497:Healthy Lifestyle; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D050177:Overweight; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013022:South Carolina; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult