Background Perceived neighborhood characteristics, including satisfaction with one's
neighborhood as a place to live, are associated with lower obesity rates and more favorable …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of death and a major
source of health disparities in the Unites States and globally. Efforts to reduce CVD risk and …

Objective We examined associations between neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage,
perceived neighborhood safety and cardiometabolic risk factors, adjusting for health …

Background Most studies examining the effects of neighbourhood urban design on
cardiometabolic health focused solely on the built or natural environment. Also, they did not …

Objectives: Although psychosocial stress can result in adverse health outcomes, little is
known about how perceptions of neighborhood conditions, a measure of environment …

A substantial body of research has arisen concerning the relationships between objective
residential area features, particularly area-level socioeconomic status and cardiometabolic …

Introduction Despite the growing recognition of the importance of neighborhood conditions
for cardiometabolic health, causal relationships have been difficult to establish owing to a …

Importance Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the US. However, little is
known about the association between cumulative environmental burden and cardiovascular …

Built environment attributes may be related to cardio‐metabolic diseases (eg type 2
diabetes, heart disease and stroke) and their risk factors, potentially by influencing residents' …

The majority of studies examining the relation between neighborhood environments and
health have used census-based indicators to characterize neighborhoods. These studies …