Neighbourhood Walkability and Risk of Diabetes: Causal Relationship or Epidemiologic Association?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11892-021-01419-y
Abstract: Purpose of review We aim to evaluate whether the current literature supports (i) a causal relationship between neighbourhood walkability and risk of diabetes or instead (ii) a strictly epidemiologic association. Recent findings Both cross-sectional and… read more here.
Keywords: relationship; risk diabetes; neighbourhood walkability; walkability ... See more keywords
Neighbourhood walkability: A review and bibliometric analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2019.04.015
Abstract: Abstract Walkability is defined as the extent to which the built environment is friendly to people who walk, which benefits the health of residents and increases the liveability of cities, and studies of walkability have… read more here.
Keywords: review; bibliometric analysis; neighbourhood walkability; neighbourhood ... See more keywords
Neighbourhood walkability and physical activity: moderating role of a physical activity intervention in overweight and obese older adults with metabolic syndrome
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DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afaa246
Abstract: Abstract Background While urban built environments might promote active ageing, an infrequently studied question is how the neighbourhood walkability modulates physical activity changes during a physical activity intervention programme in older adults. We assessed the… read more here.
Keywords: activity intervention; physical activity; activity; neighbourhood walkability ... See more keywords
Association of Perceived Neighbourhood Walkability with Self-Reported Physical Activity and Body Mass Index in South African Adolescents
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032449
Abstract: Adolescence is a life stage critical to the establishment of healthy behaviours, including physical activity (PA). Factors associated with the built environment have been shown to impact PA across the life course. We examined the… read more here.
Keywords: physical activity; walkability; perceived neighbourhood; body mass ... See more keywords
A Participatory Assessment of Perceived Neighbourhood Walkability in a Small Urban Environment
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DOI: 10.3390/su14010206
Abstract: Walkability has become a research topic of great concern for preserving public health, especially in the era of the COVID-19 outbreak. Today more than ever, urban and transport policies, constrained by social distancing measures and… read more here.
Keywords: participatory assessment; sense perception; perceived neighbourhood; neighbourhood walkability ... See more keywords