Neighbourhood walkability and incidence of hypertension: Findings from the study of 429,334 UK Biobank participants

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 221, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 458-468

  Sarkar, Chinmoy ^a   Webster, Chris ^a   Gallacher, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Built environment; Diastolic blood pressure; Hypertension; Systolic blood pressure; UK Biobank; UKBUMP; Walkability

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIOBANK; BLOOD PRESSURE; CITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

EID: 85041598795     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.01.009     Document Type: Article

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