ArticleJournal of epidemiology and community health2019
Walk Score and objectively measured physical activity within a national cohort.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- How different are objective operationalizations of walkability for older adults compared to the general population? A systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2022Pooled it
- The Association between Neighborhood Walkability and Physical Activity in a Behavioral Weight Loss Trial Testing the Addition of Remotely Delivered Feedback Messages to Self-Monitoring.Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.)Trial
- Factors Underlying Stroke Recovery Variation by Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Is Walk Score a useful tool for measuring walkability in rural communities?The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025Article
- The relationships between the campus built environment and walking activity.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Neighborhood Resources and Health Outcomes Among Stroke Survivors in a Population-Based Cohort.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
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- Cumulative Experience of Neighborhood Walkability and Change in Weight and Waist Circumference in REGARDS.American journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
- Moving to an Activity-Friendly Community Can Increase Physical Activity.Journal of physical activity & health · 2023Article
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- Association of neighborhood Walk Score with accelerometer-measured physical activity varies by neighborhood socioeconomic status in older women.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- The Relationship Between Environmental Exposures and Post-Stroke Physical Activity.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Development of an objectively measured walkability index for the Netherlands.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
- Objectively measured physical activity was not associated with neighborhood walkability attributes in community-dwelling patients with stroke.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- A longitudinal examination of objective neighborhood walkability, body mass index, and waist circumference: the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
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- Walkability measures to predict the likelihood of walking in a place: A classification and regression tree analysis.Health & place · 2021Article
- The relationship between walk score® and perceived walkability in ultrahigh density areas.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
- Participation in Social Activities and Relationship between Walking Habits and Disability Incidence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Contribution of Individual and Neighborhood Factors to Racial Disparities in Respiratory Outcomes.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere have been mixed findings regarding the relationship between walkability and level of physical activity in adults.
methodsParticipants from The REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) national cohort (N=7561) were used to examine the association between Walk Score and physical activity measured via accelerometry. The subsample included geographically diverse adults, who identified as black or white, and were over the age of 45. Linear regression was used to examine the direct effects, as well as the interaction, of Walk Score by sex, age and race.
resultsThe majority of participants lived in a 'Very Car-Dependent' location (N=4115). Only 527 lived in a location that was 'Very Walkable/Walker's Paradise'. Living in a location with a Walk Score of 'Very Car-Dependent' compared with 'Very Walkable/Walker's Paradise' was associated with 19% (0.81; 95% CI 0.73 to 0.90) lower predicted minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per day, after adjustment for covariates. There was no evidence of statistically significant interactions between Walk Score and sex, age or race (p>0.05).
conclusionAccumulated daily time in moderate to vigorous physical activity was higher for participants living in neighbourhoods designated as 'Very Walkable/Walker's Paradise'. This effect was not moderated by sex, age or race of participants.
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