Distribution of physical activity facilities in Scotland by small area measures of deprivation and urbanicity Lamb, Karen E, Ferguson, Neil S, Wang, Yang, Ogilvie, David and Ellaway, Anne 2010, Distribution of physical activity facilities in Scotland by small area measures of deprivation and urbanicity, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 7, no. Article 76, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-76. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads lamb-distributionof-2010.pdf Published version application/pdf 411.88KB 156 Title Distribution of physical activity facilities in Scotland by small area measures of deprivation and urbanicity Author(s) Lamb, Karen E orcid.org/0000-0001-9782-8450 Ferguson, Neil S Wang, Yang Ogilvie, David Ellaway, Anne Journal name International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Volume number 7 Issue number Article 76 Start page 1 End page 8 Total pages 8 Publisher BioMed Central Place of publication London, UK Publication date 2010 ISSN 1479-5868 Keyword(s) Scotland Physical activity facilities Deprivation Urbanicity Summary Background The aim of this study was to examine the distribution of physical activity facilities by area-level deprivation in Scotland, adjusting for differences in urbanicity, and exploring differences between and within the four largest Scottish cities. Methods We obtained a list of all recreational physical activity facilities in Scotland. These were mapped and assigned to datazones. Poisson and negative binomial regression models were used to investigate associations between the number of physical activity facilities relative to population size and quintile of area-level deprivation. Results The results showed that prior to adjustment for urbanicity, the density of all facilities lessened with increasing deprivation from quintiles 2 to 5. After adjustment for urbanicity and local authority, the effect of deprivation remained significant but the pattern altered, with datazones in quintile 3 having the highest estimated mean density of facilities. Within-city associations were identified between the number of physical activity facilities and area-level deprivation in Aberdeen and Dundee, but not in Edinburgh or Glasgow. Conclusions In conclusion, area-level deprivation appears to have a significant association with the density of physical activity facilities and although overall no clear pattern was observed, affluent areas had fewer publicly owned facilities than more deprived areas but a greater number of privately owned facilities. Language eng DOI 10.1186/1479-5868-7-76 Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2010, BioMed Central Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30061313 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 06 Mar 2014, 11:27:32 EST Thu, 13 Mar 2014, 13:50:55 EST Mon, 17 Mar 2014, 10:57:15 EST Thu, 15 May 2014, 09:51:14 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 19:53:12 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 23:11:08 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:03:59 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 16:58:41 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 25 times in TR Web of Science Cited 29 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 378 Abstract Views, 156 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 06 Mar 2014, 11:27:32 EST