Is walkability associated with a lower cardiometabolic risk?

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dc.contributor.authorCoffee, N.
dc.contributor.authorHoward, N.
dc.contributor.authorPaquet, C.
dc.contributor.authorHugo, G.
dc.contributor.authorDaniel, M.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractWalkability of residential environments has been associated with more walking. Given the health benefits of walking, it is expected that people living in locations with higher measured walkability should have a lower risk of cardiometabolic diseases. This study tested the hypothesis that higher walkability was associated with a lower cardiometabolic risk (CMR) for two administrative spatial units and three road buffers. Data were from the North West Adelaide Health Study first wave of data collected between 2000 and 2003. CMR was expressed as a cumulative sum of six clinical risk markers, selected to reflect components of the metabolic syndrome. Walkability was based on an established methodology and operationalised as dwelling density, intersection density, land-use mix and retail footprint. Walkability was associated with lower CMR for the three road buffer representations of the built environment but not for the two administrative spatial units. This may indicate a limitation in the use of administrative spatial units for analyses of walkability and health outcomes.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityNeil T. Coffee, Natasha Howard, Catherine Paquet, Graeme Hugo and Mark Daniel
dc.identifier.citationHealth and Place, 2013; 21:163-169
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.01.009
dc.identifier.issn1353-8292
dc.identifier.issn1873-2054
dc.identifier.orcidCoffee, N. [0000-0002-5075-0737]
dc.identifier.orcidHoward, N. [0000-0002-8099-3107]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/79569
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/631917
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/570150
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/570139
dc.rights© 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.01.009
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectCardiovascular Diseases
dc.subjectWalking
dc.subjectRisk Factors
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectEnvironment Design
dc.subjectGeographic Information Systems
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectUrban Population
dc.subjectSouth Australia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.titleIs walkability associated with a lower cardiometabolic risk?
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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