Variation in the physical activity environment according to area‐level socio‐economic position—a systematic review

J Jacobs, L Alston, C Needham, K Backholer… - Obesity …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Physical inactivity is a major contributing factor to obesity, and both follow a socio‐economic
gradient. This systematic review aims to identify whether the physical activity environment …

The urban built environment and adult BMI, obesity, and diabetes in Latin American cities

C Anza-Ramirez, M Lazo, JH Zafra-Tanaka… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Latin America is the world's most urbanized region and its heterogeneous urban
development may impact chronic diseases. Here, we evaluated the association of built …

[HTML][HTML] Social and economic differences in neighborhood walkability across 500 US cities

SE Conderino, JM Feldman, B Spoer… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Neighborhood walkability has been established as a potentially important
determinant of various health outcomes that are distributed inequitably by race/ethnicity 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 …

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 …

Food environments in and around post-primary schools in Ireland: associations with youth dietary habits

C Kelly, M Callaghan, M Molcho, SN Gabhainn… - Appetite, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The food environment within and surrounding schools may influence children's
diets. This study explored if the internal and external school food environments were …

Ten-year change in neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation and rates of total, cardiovascular disease, and cancer mortality in older US adults

Q Xiao, D Berrigan, TM Powell-Wiley… - American journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Low neighborhood socioeconomic status has been linked to adverse health outcomes.
However, it is unclear whether changing the neighborhood may influence health. We …

Intersection of neighborhood dynamics and socioeconomic status in small-area walkability: the Heart Healthy Hoods project

P Gullón, U Bilal, A Cebrecos, HM Badland… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Previous studies found a complex relationship between area-level
socioeconomic status (SES) and walkability. These studies did not include neighborhood …

Investigating associations between the built environment and physical activity among older people in 20 UK towns

S Hawkesworth, RJ Silverwood, B Armstrong… - J Epidemiol …, 2018 - jech.bmj.com
Background Policy initiatives such as WHO Age Friendly Cities recognise the importance of
the urban environment for improving health of older people, who have both low physical …

Disparities in trajectories of changes in the unhealthy food environment in New York City: a latent class growth analysis, 1990–2010

N Berger, TK Kaufman, MDM Bader, AG Rundle… - Social science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Disparities in availability of food retailers in the residential environment may help explain
racial/ethnic and socio-economic differences in obesity risk. Research is needed that …