ArticleBMC public health2015
Neighbourhood built environment associations with body size in adults: mediating effects of activity and sedentariness in a cross-sectional study of New Zealand adults.
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- Associations Between the Built Environment and Adult Obesity and the Mediating Role of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of correlates of sedentary behaviour in adults aged 18-65 years: a socio-ecological approach.BMC public health · 2016Pooled it
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- Parental Preconception Exposures to Outdoor Neighbourhood Environments and Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Protocol for a Scoping Review and Evidence Map.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Associations between the traditional and novel neighbourhood built environment metrics and weight status among Canadian men and women.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2021Article
- Do physical activity and sedentary time mediate the association of the perceived environment with BMI? The IPEN adult study.Health & place · 2020Observational
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- Obesity and the Built Environment: A Reappraisal.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2020Review
- The Importance of Pedestrian Network Connectivity for Adolescent Health: A Cross-sectional Examination of Associations between Neighbourhood Built Environments and Metabolic Health in the Pacific Islands Families Birth Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Psychological and Biological Pathways Linking Perceived Neighborhood Characteristics and Body Mass Index.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2019Article
- Walkable Urban Design Attributes and Japanese Older Adults' Body Mass Index: Mediation Effects of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2019Article
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- The Independent Associations between Walk ScoreInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Associations of the perceived and objective neighborhood environment with physical activity and sedentary time in New Zealand adolescents.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Article
- Does Physical Activity Mediate the Associations Between Local-Area Descriptive Norms, Built Environment Walkability, and Glycosylated Hemoglobin?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to determine the associations between body size and built environment walkability variables, as well as the mediating role of physical activity and sedentary behaviours with body size.
methodsObjective environment, body size (body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC)), and sedentary time and physical activity data were collected from a random selection of 2033 adults aged 20-65 years living in 48 neighbourhoods across four New Zealand cities. Multilevel regression models were calculated for each comparison between body size outcome and built environment exposure. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Street connectivity and neighborhood destination accessibility were significant predictors of body size (1 SDchange predicted a 1.27 to 1.41 % reduction in BMI and a 1.76 to 2.29 % reduction in WC). Significantrelationships were also observed for streetscape (1 SD change predicted a 1.33 % reduction in BMI) anddwelling density (1 SD change predicted a 1.97 % reduction in BMI). Mediation analyses revealed asignificant mediating effect of physical activity on the relationships between body size and street connectivity and neighbourhood destination accessibility (explaining between 10.4 and 14.6 % of the total effect). No significant mediating effect of sedentary behaviour was found. Findings from this cross-sectional study of a random selection of New Zealand adults are consistent with international research. Findings are limited to individual environment features only; conclusions cannot be drawn about the cumulative and combined effect of individual features on outcomes.
conclusionsBuilt environment features were associated with body size in the expected directions. Objectively-assessed physical activity mediated observed built environment-body size relationships.
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