%0 Journal Article
%T A associa£¿£¿o entre a proximidade a equipamentos desportivos e a pr¨¢tica de atividade desportiva em adolescentes de 13 anos de idade do Munic¨ªpio do Porto, Portugal
%A Autran
%A Roseanne Gomes
%A Ramos
%A Elisabete
%A Pina
%A Maria de F¨¢tima de
%A Santos
%A Maria Paula
%J Cadernos de Sa¨²de P¨²blica
%D 2012
%I Escola Nacional de Sa¨²de P¨²blica, Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz
%R 10.1590/S0102-311X2012000300015
%X the built environment can influence sports practice. the objective of this study was to examine the association between proximity (< 500m) to sports facilities and participation in sports. we evaluated 1,175 13-year-olds (54% girls) enrolled in public and private schools in porto, portugal. sports activity was assessed using a self-completed questionnaire. the adolescents' residences and sports facilities were georeferenced. a matrix of distances from each residence to the facilities was calculated. for the majority (87%) of the adolescents, there was at least one sports facility close to their place of residence. no statistically significant differences were found in participation in sports based on proximity to facilities (< 500m vs. > 500m); the proportions were 44% vs. 38% (p = 0.414) in girls and 72% vs. 61% (p = 0.094) in boys. in conclusion, proximity to sports facilities was not significantly associated with participation in sports.
%K sports equipment
%K sports
%K adolescent.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0102-311X2012000300015&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en