이 연구는 GIS 정보와 지역 자치단체의 자료를 이용하여 특정 도시지역의 여가공간 및 체육시설을 파악하고 이 정보들이 지역 주민을 대상으로 직접 측정한 건강관련 변인들과 어떠한 관계가 있는지를 살펴보는데 목적을 두었다. 선행연구들이 간접 데이터를 이용한 것과는 대조적이며 또한 우리나라에서 아직 시도되지 않은 도시환경과 건강과의 직접비교라는데 의미가 있다. 이 연구는건강에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 조성환경 요인과 공헌도를 평가하는데 주요한 방법적 도구들을 제시할 수 있을 것이다.
영어초록
Although various aspects of the built environment are known to affect a status of community health, direct comparisons between the infrastructures of a community and health status has not been elucidated. In this study, the relationships between public and private leisure and recreational facilities as well as sport centers and directly measured health variables were examined. Health related variables from 5,497 (2,584 men and 2,913women) residents aged over 40 of the district of Gangbuk, Seoul have been analyzed. Data based on four legal Dongs were compared and Pearson correlations were employed for relationships between variables. No definite relationships between the two variables were noticed, suggesting the availability of activity facilities may be not solely explaining the health measure outcomes. It is thought that both objective and perceptional measures for analyzing health outcomes should be included. Sociodemographic status also seemed to be a candidate for inclusion factors.