Cross Sectional Association between Spatially Measured Walking Bouts and Neighborhood Walkability

Liang-Dar Hwang; Philip M Hurvitz; Glen E Duncan

doi:10.3390/ijerph13040412

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Cross Sectional Association between Spatially Measured Walking Bouts and Neighborhood Walkability

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Cross Sectional Association between Spatially Measured Walking Bouts and Neighborhood Walkability

Liang-Dar Hwang, Philip M Hurvitz and Glen E Duncan

International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.13(4), pp.412-412

04/08/2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13040412

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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117088

PMCID: PMC4847074

PMID: 27070633

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Abstract

Young Adult

Residence Characteristics

Walking

Cross-Sectional Studies

Humans

Middle Aged

Adult

Environment Design

Female

Male

Aged

Walking is the most popular choice of aerobic physical activity to improve health among U.S. adults. Physical characteristics of the home neighborhood can facilitate or hinder walking. The purpose of this study was to quantify neighborhood walking, using objective methods and to examine the association between counts of walking bouts in the home neighborhood and neighborhood walkability. This was a cross-sectional study of 106 adults who wore accelerometers and GPS devices for two weeks. Walking was quantified within 1, 2, and 3 km Euclidean (straight-line) and network buffers around the geocoded home location. Walkability was estimated using a commercially available index. Walking bout counts increased with buffer size and were associated with walkability, regardless of buffer type or size (p < 0.001). Quantification of walking bouts within (and outside) of pre-defined neighborhood buffers of different sizes and types allowed for the specification of walking locations to better describe and elucidate walking behaviors. These data support the concept that neighborhood characteristics can influence walking among adults.

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Title: Cross Sectional Association between Spatially Measured Walking Bouts and Neighborhood Walkability
Creators: Liang-Dar Hwang - Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. liangdar@uw.edu
Philip M Hurvitz - Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. phurvitz@u.washington.edu
Glen E Duncan - Nutrition & Exercise Physiology Program, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99210, USA. glen.duncan@wsu.edu
Publication Details: International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.13(4), pp.412-412
Academic Unit: Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Department of
Publisher: Switzerland
Grant note: R01 AG042176 / NIA NIH HHS R01AG042176 / NIA NIH HHS
Identifiers: 99900547906301842
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article