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ArticleScientific reports2021

A longitudinal residential relocation study of changes in street layout and physical activity.

Gavin R McCormack, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Jennifer E Vena, Koichiro Oka, Tomoki Nakaya, Jonathan Chapman, Ryan Martinson, Graham Matsalla

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Impacts of built environment changes on physical activity in Canada: a systematic review of natural experiments.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2026
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Gavin R McCormackDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada. gmccorma@ucalgary.ca.
Mohammad Javad KoohsariFaculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Japan.
Jennifer E VenaDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive, NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4Z6, Canada.
Koichiro OkaFaculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Japan.
Tomoki NakayaGraduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Jonathan ChapmanTransportation Planning, Transportation Department, The City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Ryan MartinsonToole Design Group, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Graham MatsallaMental Health Promotion and Illness Prevention Alberta Health Services, Alberta, Canada.

Funding

CIHR FDN-154331CIHR FRN-152922
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Few longitudinal residential relocation studies have explored associations between urban form and physical activity, and none has used the Space Syntax theory. Using a Canadian longitudinal dataset (n = 5944), we estimated: (1) differences in physical activity between non-movers, and those relocating to neighbourhoods with less or more integrated street layouts, and; (2) associations between changes in street layout integration exposure and differences in physical activity. Adjusting for covariates, we found relative to non-movers, those who moved to more integrated neighbourhoods undertook significantly (p < .05) more leisure walking (27.3 min/week), moderate-intensity (45.7 min/week), and moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (54.4 min/week). Among movers, a one-unit increase in the relative change in street integration exposure ([Street integration at follow-up-street integration at baseline]/street integration at baseline) was associated with a 7.5 min/week increase in leisure walking. Our findings suggest that urban design policies that improve neighbourhood street integration might encourage more physical activity in adults.

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City PlanningExerciseResidence CharacteristicsAdultAgedAlbertaFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedRural PopulationUrban Population

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PMID33833261
PMCPMC8032714

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