Built environment and 1-year change in weight and waist circumference in middle-aged and older adults: Portland neighborhood environment and health study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 401-408

  Li, Fuzhong ^a   Harmer, Peter ^b   Cardinal, Bradley J ^c   Bosworth, Mark ^d   Johnson Shelton, Deborah ^a   Moore, Jane M ^e   Acock, Alan ^c   Vongjaturapat, Naruepon ^f  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Metro Oregon   (United States)

^e OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

^f BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Body weight changes; Environment; Exercise; Prospective studies; Residence characteristics; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ADULT; BODY MASS; HEALTH SURVEY; NEIGHBORHOOD; URBAN AREA; WALKING; WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING; WEIGHT CHANGE;

AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY WEIGHT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OREGON; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESTAURANTS; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60149110900     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn398     Document Type: Article

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