Neighborhood walkability: Differential associations with self-reported transport walking and leisure-time physical activity in Canadian towns and cities of all sizes

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 174-180

  Thielman, Justin ^a   Rosella, Laura ^a,b   Copes, Ray ^a,b   Lebenbaum, Michael ^a   Manson, Heather ^a,b,c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Cities; City planning; Environment; Environment design; Exercise; Sedentary lifestyle; Transportation; Urbanization; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADIAN; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA; WALK SCORE; WALKING; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CANADA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84935826571     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.05.011     Document Type: Article

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