Physical activity associated with urban environmental characteristics: A correlational study of active women of high socioeconomic status from Brazilian cities of Santa Catarina

• Main Authors: Leonessa Boing (Author), Adriana Coutinho de Azevedo Guimarães (Author), Camila da Cruz Ramos de Araujo (Author), Cecilia Bertuol (Author), Jorge Fernando Hammes (Author), Joris Pazin (Author), Mariana Rocha (Author), Sara Feltrin (Author), Silvia Rosane Parcias (Author), Vanessa Terezinha Ferrari Jonck (Author), Zenite Machado (Author), Adriano Ferreti Borgatto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The study aimed to identify urban environmental characteristics, which may be associated with the physical activity (PA) level of women from Brazilian cities of Santa Catarina. The sample was composed of 2047 women aged 20 to 59 from six Santa Catarina cities: Blumenau, Chapecó, Criciúma,...