Journal article
Development of a Neighborhood Walkability Index for Studying Neighborhood Physical Activity Contexts in Communities across the US over the Past Three Decades
Journal of urban health, Vol.96(4), pp.583-590
01 Aug 2019
PMID: 31214976
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Abstract
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 living across the United States (U.S.) that have been followed over the past decades. The Built Environment and Health-Neighborhood Walkability Index (BEH-NWI), a measure of neighborhood walkability that can be calculated for communities across the United States between 1990 and 2015, was conceptualized, developed, and tested using data from the New York City Tri-State Area. BEH-NWI measures were created for 1990 and 2010 using historical data on population density, street intersection density, density of rail stops, and density of pedestrian trip generating/supporting establishments. BEH-NWI scores were calculated for 1-km buffers around the 1990 residences of NYU Women's Health Study (NYUWHS) participants and NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Physical Activity and Transit (PAT) survey participants enrolled in 2011. Higher neighborhood BEH-NWI scores were significantly associated with greater self-reported walking per week (+ 0.31 MET-hours/week per unit BEH-NWI, 95% CI 0.23, 0.36) and lower body mass index (- 0.17 BMI units per unit BEH-NWI, 95% - 0.23, - 0.12) among NYUWHS participants. Higher neighborhood BEH-NWI scores were associated with significantly higher accelerometer-measured physical activity among PAT survey participants (39% more minutes of moderate-intensity equivalent activity/week across the interquartile range of BEH-NWI, 95% CI 21%, 60%). The BEH-NWI can be calculated using historical data going back to 1990, and BEH-NWI scores predict BMI, weekly walking, and physical activity in two NYC area datasets.
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- Title
- Development of a Neighborhood Walkability Index for Studying Neighborhood Physical Activity Contexts in Communities across the US over the Past Three Decades
- Creators
- Andrew G. Rundle - Columbia UniversityYu Chen - New York UniversityJames W. Quinn - Columbia UniversityNeloufar Rahai - New York UniversityKatherine Bartley - New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneStephen J. Mooney - University of WashingtonMichael D. Bader - American UniversityAnne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte - New York UniversityGina S. Lovasi - Drexel UniversityKathryn M. Neckerman - Columbia Population Research Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of urban health, Vol.96(4), pp.583-590
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- P30ES000260 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) R01AG049970-03 / National Institute on Aging; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) ES000260 / National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Center grant UM1CA182934 / NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) P2CHD058486 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) UM1CA182934; P30 CA016087 / National Cancer Institute grants; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) 5T32HD057833-07 / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development grant P2CHD058486 / Columbia Population Research Center - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health INO13-00023 / Institute for New Economic Thinking T32HS026120 / AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality 3U58DP002418-01S1; 1U58DP002418-01 / CDC's Communities Putting Prevention to Work grants; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA R01AG049970 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Identifiers
- 991019168035404721
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