Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7458666 | Health & Place | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We investigated whether residential environment characteristics related to food (unhealthful/healthful food sources ratio), walkability and public open spaces (POS; number, median size, greenness and type) were associated with incidence of four cardio-metabolic risk factors (pre-diabetes/diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, abdominal obesity) in a biomedical cohort (n=3205). Results revealed that the risk of developing pre-diabetes/diabetes was lower for participants in areas with larger POS and greater walkability. Incident abdominal obesity was positively associated with the unhealthful food environment index. No associations were found with hypertension or dyslipidaemia. Results provide new evidence for specific, prospective associations between the built environment and cardio-metabolic risk factors.
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Authors
Catherine Paquet, Neil T. Coffee, Matthew T. Haren, Natasha J. Howard, Robert J. Adams, Anne W. Taylor, Mark Daniel,