ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2016
Neighborhood Walkability and Adiposity in the Women's Health Initiative Cohort.
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- Designing healthier neighbourhoods: a systematic review of the impact of the neighbourhood design on health and wellbeing.Cities & health · 2022Article
- Neighborhood Walkability and BMI Change: A National Study of Veterans in Large Urban Areas.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2020Article
- Is neighbourhood walkability related to body mass index among different age groups? A cross-sectional study of Canadian urban areas.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Walk ScoreInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The Independent Associations between Walk ScoreInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Accumulating Data to Optimally Predict Obesity Treatment (ADOPT) Core Measures: Environmental Domain.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2018Article
- Association of built environment characteristics with adiposity and glycaemic measures.Obesity science & practice · 2017Article
- Optimizing Scoring and Sampling Methods for Assessing Built Neighborhood Environment Quality in Residential Areas.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Walk Score, Transportation Mode Choice, and Walking Among French Adults: A GPS, Accelerometer, and Mobility Survey Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
introductionNeighborhood environments may play a role in the rising prevalence of obesity among older adults. However, research on built environmental correlates of obesity in this age group is limited. The current study aimed to explore associations of Walk Score, a validated measure of neighborhood walkability, with BMI and waist circumference in a large, diverse sample of older women.
methodsThis study linked cross-sectional data on 6,526 older postmenopausal women from the Women's Health Initiative Long Life Study (2012-2013) to Walk Scores for each participant's address (collected in 2012). Linear and logistic regression models were used to estimate associations of BMI and waist circumference with continuous and categorical Walk Score measures. Secondary analyses examined whether these relationships could be explained by walking expenditure or total physical activity. All analyses were conducted in 2015.
resultsHigher Walk Score was not associated with BMI or overall obesity after adjustment for sociodemographic, medical, and lifestyle factors. However, participants in highly walkable areas had significantly lower odds of abdominal obesity (waist circumference >88 cm) as compared with those in less walkable locations. Observed associations between walkability and adiposity were partly explained by walking expenditure.
conclusionsFindings suggest that neighborhood walkability is linked to abdominal adiposity, as measured by waist circumference, among older women and provide support for future longitudinal research on associations between Walk Score and adiposity in this population.
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