ArticleHealth & place2014
Effects of buffer size and shape on associations between the built environment and energy balance.
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116 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Associations between neighborhood greenery and birth outcomes in a North Carolina cohort.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2025Article
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9 authors.
Peter JamesHarvard School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, 401 Park Dr, 3rd Floor West, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: pjames@hsph.harvard.edu.
David BerriganApplied Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive MSC 7344, Room 3E342, Bethesda, MD 20892-7344, USA. Electronic address: berrigad@mail.nih.gov.
Jaime E HartChanning Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women׳s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 401 Park Dr, 3rd Floor West, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: rejch@channing.harvard.edu.
J Aaron HippGeorge Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University St. Louis, Campus Box 1196, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899, USA. Electronic address: ahipp@brownschool.wustl.edu.
Christine M HoehnerGeorge Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University St. Louis, 660S. Euclid Ave. Campus Box 8109, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: hoehnerc@wudosis.wustl.edu.
Jacqueline KerrDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, UCSD, Psychology Department and the Graduate School of Public Health, SDSU, 10111N, Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Electronic address: jkerr@ucsd.edu.
Jacqueline M MajorDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7242, Bethesda, MD 20892-7335, USA. Electronic address: jqmajor@yahoo.com.
Masayoshi OkaDivision of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: moka@wudosis.wustl.edu.
Francine LadenHarvard School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, 401 Park Dr, 3rd Floor West, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: francine.laden@channing.harvard.edu.
Funding
Life Course Cancer Epidemiology Cohort in WomenUM1CA176726 · NCI · HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI WILLETT, WALTER C. · 2013 to 2017
$15.7MTREC Coordination CenterU01CA116850 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI THORNQUIST, MARK · 2005 to 2016
$13.3MWashington University Center for Diabetes Translation Research P30DK092950 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Ross C Brownson, Debra Haire-Joshu · 2011 to 2026
$11.7MSleep Duration, Childhood Energy Balance, and Insulin Resistance in AdolescenceU54CA155626 · NCI · HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI HU, FRANK B · 2011 to 2015
$9.6MThe Women In Steady Exercise Research (WISER) SurwVor TrialU54CA155850 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI SCHMITZ, KATHRYN H. · 2011 to 2015
$9.1MUCSD Biorepository Shared ResourceU54CA155435 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI OLEFSKY, JERROLD MICHAEL · 2011 to 2015
$9.1MWorksite Policies and neighborhood Influences on Obesity and Cancer RiskU54CA155496 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI COLDITZ, GRAHAM A. · 2011 to 2016
$9.0MCVD Epidemiology Training Program in Behavior, the Environment and Global HealthT32HL098048 · NHLBI · HARVARD UNIVERSITY D/B/A HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH · PI Goodarz Danaei, ERIC B RIMM · 2009 to 2026
$6.9MDIET, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AIR POLLUTION AND CVDR01ES017017 · NIEHS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LADEN, FRANCINE · 2009 to 2012
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Abstract
Uncertainty in the relevant spatial context may drive heterogeneity in findings on the built environment and energy balance. To estimate the effect of this uncertainty, we conducted a sensitivity analysis defining intersection and business densities and counts within different buffer sizes and shapes on associations with self-reported walking and body mass index. Linear regression results indicated that the scale and shape of buffers influenced study results and may partly explain the inconsistent findings in the built environment and energy balance literature.
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Body Mass IndexAdultEnergy MetabolismEnvironment DesignFemaleGeographic Information SystemsHumansProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesUrban PopulationWalkingBody mass indexBuilt environmentGeographic information systemsSpatial uncertaintyWalking
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