Walkability and its association with prevalent and incident diabetes among adults in different regions of Germany: results of pooled data from five German cohorts

Walkability and its association with prevalent and incident diabetes among adults in different regions of Germany: results of pooled data from five German cohorts

Abstract Background Highly walkable neighbourhoods may increase transport-related and leisure-time physical activity and thus decrease the risk for obesity and obesity-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods We investigated the association between walkability and prevalent/incident...

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Main Authors: Nadja Kartschmit, Robynne Sutcliffe, Mark Patrick Sheldon, Susanne Moebus, Karin Halina Greiser, Saskia Hartwig, Detlef Thürkow, Ulrike Stentzel, Neeltje van den Berg, Kathrin Wolf, Werner Maier, Annette Peters, Salman Ahmed, Corinna Köhnke, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Andreas Wienke, Alexander Kluttig, Gavin Rudge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Subjects:
Built environment
Walkability
Diabetes
Cardio-metabolic risk factors
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-019-0485-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12902-019-0485-x

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