ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2020
Neighborhood Walkability and BMI Change: A National Study of Veterans in Large Urban Areas.
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- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
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- Perceived Neighborhood-level Assets and Barriers to Weight-related Behaviors among Ethnically Diverse Black Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Measurement tools to assess the obesogenic environment in neighborhood: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Cumulative Experience of Neighborhood Walkability and Change in Weight and Waist Circumference in REGARDS.American journal of epidemiology · 2023Article
- Long-Term Exposure to Walkable Residential Neighborhoods and Risk of Obesity-Related Cancer in the New York University Women's Health Study (NYUWHS).Environmental health perspectives · 2023Article
- Impacts of commute mode on body mass index: A longitudinal analysis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of transport & health · 2023Article
- Higher walkability associated with increased physical activity and reduced obesity among United States adults.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2023Article
- Moderation of the Association between Primary Language and Health by Race and Gender: An Intersectional Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 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
- The Study of Walking, Walkability and Wellbeing in Immersive Virtual Environments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveImproving neighborhood walkability has been proposed as a policy intervention to reduce obesity. The objective of this study was to evaluate longitudinal relationships between neighborhood walkability and body weight among adults living in large urban areas.
methodsIn this retrospective longitudinal study of United States military veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs health care, Veterans Affairs clinical and administrative data (2007-2014) were linked to environmental measures constructed from public (2006-2014) and proprietary (2008-2014) sources, and linear regression models with person fixed effects were used to estimate associations between walkability and BMI among 758,434 men and 70,319 women aged 20 to 80 years in 2009 to 2014.
resultsNeighborhood walkability was associated with small reductions in BMI. Effects were most pronounced among men aged 30 to 49 and 50 to 64. For women, differences were largest in the two youngest age groups, 20 to 29 and 30 to 49, though only estimates for all women combined were statistically significant. For women aged 30 to 49, effect sizes grew when the sample was limited to those who remained in the same neighborhood during the entire follow-up period.
conclusionsInvestments in the built environment to improve walkability may be a useful strategy for weight control in some segments of the adult population.
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