Association between neighbourhood walkability and metabolic risk factors influenced by physical activity: A cross-sectional study of adults in Toronto, Canada

BMJ Open

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2017, Pages

  Jennifer Loo, C K ^a   Greiver, Michelle ^b,c   Aliarzadeh, Babak ^b,c   Lewis, Daniel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

active transportation; built environment; metabolic risk; neighbourhood walkability; obesity; utilitarian walking

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WALKING; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRENDS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

EID: 85017328208     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013889     Document Type: Article

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