Bartshe, Melissa ， Coughenour, Courtney ， Stephen, Haroon
2023-07-24 JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH 2023 71(卷), 6(期), (1705-1714页)
Objective Rates of physical activity (PA) are low, especially among college students. Tree canopy and social capital have been correlated with higher rates of PA. This study assessed the relationship between tree canopy and social capital on minutes of PA. Participants Students from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, located in Southern Nevada, were surveyed on social capital and self-reported minutes of PA. Methods Tree canopy coverage was calculated within a 1 km walk buffer around each participant's home. Logistic regression was used to determine if tree canopy and social capital predicted meeting PA recommendations of 150 minutes/week. Results 42.4% of participants met the PA recommendations and males were more likely than females to meet them (odds ratio [OR] = 0.517). Social capital was a significant predictor of PA (OR = 1.308) while tree canopy was not. Conclusions Exploration of social capital to increase PA and further investigations into correlates of PA for college students in sprawling desert environments are recommended.