Journal article
Change in Walking and Body Mass Index Following Residential Relocation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
American journal of public health (1971), v 104(3), pp E49-E56
01 Mar 2014
PMID: 24432935
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Abstract
Objectives. We investigated whether moving to neighborhoods with closer proximity of destinations and greater street connectivity was associated with more walking, a greater probability of meeting the "Every Body Walk!" campaign goals (>= 150 minutes/week of walking), and reductions in body mass index (BMI).
Methods. We linked longitudinal data from 701 participants, who moved between 2 waves of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (2004-2012), to a neighborhood walkability measure (Street Smart Walk Score) for each residential location. We used fixed-effects models to estimate if changes in walkability resulting from relocation were associated with simultaneous changes in walking behaviors and BMI.
Results. Moving to a location with a 10-point higher Walk Score was associated with a 16.04 minutes per week (95% confidence interval [CI] = 5.13, 29.96) increase in transport walking, 11% higher odds of meeting Every Body Walk! goals through transport walking (adjusted odds ratio = 1.11; 95% CI = 1.02, 1.21), and a 0.06 kilogram per meters squared (95% CI = -0.12, -0.01) reduction in BMI. Change in walkability was not associated with change in leisure walking.
Conclusions. Our findings illustrated the potential for neighborhood infrastructure to support health-enhancing behaviors and overall health of people in the United States.
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- Title
- Change in Walking and Body Mass Index Following Residential Relocation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
- Creators
- Jana A. Hirsch - University of Michigan–Ann ArborAna V. Diez Roux - University of Michigan–Ann ArborKari A. Moore - University of MichiganKelly R. Evenson - Univ N Carolina, Dept Epidemiol, Gillings Sch Global Publ Hlth, Chapel Hill, NC USADaniel A. Rodriguez - New York City Department of City Planning
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), v 104(3), pp E49-E56
- Publisher
- Amer Public Health Assoc Inc
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- N01-HC-95159; N01-HC-95160; N01-HC-95161; N01-HC-95162; N01-HC-95163; N01-HC-95164; N01-HC-95165; N01-HC-95166; N01-HC-95167; N01-HC-95168; N01-HC-95169 / National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) 52319 / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), Active Living Research Program; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) N01HC095165 / DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Eye Institute (NEI) R01HL071759 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) Rockefeller Foundation 12115; 12116 / RWJF; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) 2R01 HL071759 / NIH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000341753300017
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84894092502
- Other Identifier
- 991019205813304721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health