The effects of neighborhood morphology and walkability over active travel patterns of ageing
older adults are still largely unknown. We used a difference-in-differences design to …

Interest is growing in neighborhood effects on health beyond individual's home locations.
However, few studies accounted for selective daily mobility bias. Selective mobility of 470 …

Background: Neighborhood walkability shows significant positive relationship with residents'
walking for transport in cross-sectional studies. We examined prospective relationships of …

Background Adequate knowledge on environmental correlates of physical activity (PA) in
older adults is needed to develop effective health promotion initiatives. However, research in …

Background Walking, and in particular, outdoor walking, is the most common form of
physical activity for older adults. To date, no study investigated the association between the …

Background Neighborhood walkability has consistently been associated with utilitarian
walking and total physical activity in non-European studies. However, evidence on …

Objective Built environment characteristics are closely related to transport behavior, but
observed variations could be due to residents own choice of neighborhood called …

The positive effect of physical activity in the prevention and treatment of many chronic
diseases and age-related disabilities, such as mobility-disability, are widely accepted …

Background A residential area supportive for walking may facilitate elderly to live longer
independently. However, current evidence on area characteristics potentially important for …

Background Transport walking and transit use provide opportunities to achieve health-
enhancing activity levels within daily routines. Transit access and neighbourhood walkability …