From the year 2003 when the first walkability scale was published to date, person-
environment fit models and empirical research, some of which was published in Health …

Background A diverse range of interventions increase physical activity (PA) but few studies
have explored the contextual factors that may be associated with intervention effectiveness …

There is still a scarcity of literature on the specific mechanisms of the linkage between the
built environment and obesity. As a result, this study investigated whether and how physical …

Walkability indicators are a pivotal method to evaluate the role of the built environment in
people's decisions regarding active mobility, contributing to help promote more sustainable …

Background Built environment exposure, characterized by ubiquity and changeability, has
the potential to be the prospective target of public health policy. However, little research has …

In Latin American cities, the built environment is facing crucial challenges in the 21st
century, not only in terms of the redesign of the physical environment, but also how to …

Walkability indicators are a pivotal method to evaluate the role of the built environment in
peoples' decisions regarding active mobility, supporting the application of public measures …

Existing studies mostly explored the association between urban environmental exposures
and blood pressure (BP) in isolation, ignoring correlations across exposures. This study …

Background Ecological models suggest that interventions targeting specific behaviors are
most effective when supported by the environment. This study prospectively examined the …

Objectives To examine whether the associations of neighborhood environment and body
mass index (BMI) of community-dwelling older adults aged 70 and above were mediated by …