Resumen
The objective of this study was to examine, across 22 countries, the association between community size and individual sport, team sport, and exercise participation. Hierarchal non-linear Bernoulli modeling is used to examine the association between community size (100000-10000; <10000) and (a) individual sport, (b) team sport, and (c) exercise participation. After controlling for country-level clustering and demographic variables, those residing a community with between 100000 and 10000 residents are more likely to participate in individual sport [odds ratio (OR)=1.14; 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.05-1.23] while residing in a community with less than 10000 residents is unrelated (OR=1.06; 95% CI=0.96-1.19). Those residing in communities with between 100000 and 10000 residents were more likely to participate in team sport (OR=1.21; 95% CI=1.01-1.45) while residing in a community with less than 10000 residents is unrelated (OR=1.02; 95% CI=0.88-1.18). Residing in a community with between 100000 and 10000 residents is unrelated to exercise participation (OR=0.97; 95% CI=0.89-1.7), while residing in a community with less than 10000 residents is negatively related to exercise participation (OR=0.86; 95% CI=0.79-0.93). These findings provide novel evidence that communities between 100000 and 10000 residents are related to increased sport participation, particularly team sport participation.
Idioma original | English |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | e576-e581 |
Publicación | Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports |
Volumen | 25 |
N.º | 6 |
DOI | |
Estado | Published - dic. 2015 |
Nota bibliográfica
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation