Background Living in walkable neighborhoods may provide long-term cardio-metabolic
health benefits to residents. Little empirical research has examined the behavioral …

Background Studies repeatedly highlight associations between the built environment and
physical activity, particularly walking. Fewer studies have examined associations with …

Background Walkable neighborhoods are purported to impact a range of cardiometabolic
outcomes through increased walking, but there is limited research that examines multiple …

Objective To determine whether neighbourhood walkability is associated with clinical
measures of obesity, hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia in an urban adult …

Importance Rates of obesity and diabetes have increased substantially in recent decades;
however, the potential role of the built environment in mitigating these trends is unclear …

We used data from 3227 older adults in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (2004–
2012) to explore cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between walkability and …

Walkability of residential environments has been associated with more walking. Given the
health benefits of walking, it is expected that people living in locations with higher measured …

Background Individuals living in unwalkable neighborhoods appear to be less physically
active and more likely to develop obesity, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. It is unclear …

OBJECTIVES: Initial studies demonstrate the need for further investigation of how the
association of built environment with physical activity and BMI may differ by …

Objective This study examined associations among perceived neighborhood walkability,
physical activity (PA), and obesity among United States adults. Methods Data from the 2020 …