Can the built environment reduce health inequalities? A study of neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and walking for transport

G Turrell, M Haynes, LA Wilson, B Giles-Corti - Health & place, 2013 - Elsevier
Residents of socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods are more likely to walk for
transport than their counterparts in advantaged neighbourhoods; however, the reasons for
higher rates of transport walking in poorer neighbourhoods remain unclear. We investigated
this issue using data from the HABITAT study of physical activity among 11,037 mid-aged
residents of 200 neighbourhoods in Brisbane, Australia. Using a five-step mediation
analysis and multilevel regression, we found that higher levels of walking for transport in …
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