Built environment and cardio‐metabolic health: systematic review and meta‐analysis of longitudinal studies

M Chandrabose, JN Rachele, L Gunn… - Obesity …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
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 impact of neighborhoods on CV risk

AVD Roux, MS Mujahid, JA Hirsch, K Moore, LV Moore - Global heart, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Association of neighborhood built environments with childhood obesity: evidence from a 9-year longitudinal, nationally representative survey in the US

P Jia, H Xue, X Cheng, Y Wang, Y Wang - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The built environment is an important contributor to childhood obesity; however,
large-scale and longitudinal studies designed to examine their associations remain limited …

Neighbourhood walkability and incidence of hypertension: Findings from the study of 429,334 UK Biobank participants

C Sarkar, C Webster, J Gallacher - International journal of hygiene and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background With an estimated one billion hypertension cases worldwide, the role of the built
environment in its prevention and control is still uncertain. The present study aims to …

[HTML][HTML] The blood monocyte to high density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR) is a possible marker of carotid artery plaque

J Xi, S Men, J Nan, Q Yang, J Dong - Lipids in health and disease, 2022 - Springer
Background MHR is the ratio of monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). It
has been reported that MHR changes are associated with cardiovascular and …

Business data categorization and refinement for application in longitudinal neighborhood health research: a methodology

JA Hirsch, KA Moore, J Cahill, J Quinn, Y Zhao… - Journal of urban …, 2021 - Springer
Retail environments, such as healthcare locations, food stores, and recreation facilities, may
be relevant to many health behaviors and outcomes. However, minimal guidance on how to …

Development of a neighborhood walkability index for studying neighborhood physical activity contexts in communities across the US over the past three decades

AG Rundle, Y Chen, JW Quinn, N Rahai, K Bartley… - Journal of urban …, 2019 - Springer
To examine how urban form shapes physical activity and health over time, a measure of
neighborhood walkability is needed that can be linked to cohort studies with participants …

[HTML][HTML] Neighborhood walkability and 12-year changes in cardio-metabolic risk: the mediating role of physical activity

M Chandrabose, E Cerin, S Mavoa, D Dunstan… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Living in walkable neighborhoods may provide long-term cardio-metabolic
health benefits to residents. Little empirical research has examined the behavioral …

Moving to a highly walkable neighborhood and incidence of hypertension: a propensity-score matched cohort study

M Chiu, MR Rezai, LC Maclagan… - Environmental …, 2016 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: The impact of moving to a neighborhood more conducive to utilitarian walking
on the risk of incident hypertension is uncertain. Objective: Our study aimed to examine the …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the mediating effect of physical activities on built environment and obesity for elderly people: evidence from Shanghai, China

Y Xiao, S Chen, S Miao, Y Yu - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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 …