Neighbourhood walkability and home neighbourhood-based physical activity: an observational study of adults with type 2 diabetes

Neighbourhood walkability and home neighbourhood-based physical activity: an observational study of adults with type 2 diabetes

Abstract Background Converging international evidence suggests that diabetes incidence is lower among adults living in more walkable neighbourhoods. The association between walkability and physical activity (PA), the presumed mediator of this relationship, has not been carefully examined in adults w...

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Main Authors: Samantha Hajna, Yan Kestens, Stella S. Daskalopoulou, Lawrence Joseph, Benoit Thierry, Mark Sherman, Luc Trudeau, Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, Leslie Meissner, Simon L. Bacon, Lise Gauvin, Nancy A. Ross, Kaberi Dasgupta, Diabetes, GPS, and Walkablilty Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Type 2 diabetes
Physical activity
Accelerometry
Global Positioning Systems
Physical activity locations
Neighbourhood walkability
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3603-y

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