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Walkability and cardiometabolic risk factors: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Health & place, v 39, pp 9-17
01 May 2016
PMID: 26922513
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Abstract
We used data from 3227 older adults in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (2004-2012) to explore cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between walkability and cardiometabolic risk factors. In cross-sectional analyses, linear regression was used to estimate associations of Street Smart Walk Score (R) with glucose, triglycerides, HDL and LDL cholesterol, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and waist circumference, while logistic regression was used to estimate associations with odds of metabolic syndrome. Econometric fixed effects models were used to estimate longitudinal associations of changes in walkability with changes in each risk factor among participants who moved residential locations between 2004 and 2012 (n=583). Most cross-sectional and longitudinal associations were small and statistically non-significant. We found limited evidence that higher walkability was cross-sectionally associated with lower blood pressure but that increases in walkability were associated with increases in triglycerides and blood pressure over time. Further research over longer time periods is needed to understand the potential for built environment interventions to improve cardiometabolic health. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Walkability and cardiometabolic risk factors: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
- Creators
- Lindsay M. Braun - University of North CarolinaDaniel A. Rodriguez - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillKelly R. Evenson - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJana A. Hirsch - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillKari A. Moore - Drexel UniversityAna V. Diez Roux - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Health & place, v 39, pp 9-17
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- P2CHD050924 / 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) NIH 2R01 HL071759; N01-HC-95159; N01-HC-95160; N01-HC-95161; N01-HC-95162; N01-HC-95163; N01-HC-95164; N01-HC-95165; N01-HC-95166 / National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) Rockefeller Foundation UL1TR001079 / NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) 12115; 12116 / RWJF; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) UL1-TR-000040; UL1-TR-001079 / National Center for Research Resources; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) R21HL095165 / 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) T32 HD007168; R24 HD050924 / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and 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)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000376515600002
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84959326222
- Other Identifier
- 991019168397204721
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