1. A longitudinal residential relocation study of changes in street layout and physical activity.
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McCormack, Gavin R., Koohsari, Mohammad Javad, Vena, Jennifer E., Oka, Koichiro, Nakaya, Tomoki, Chapman, Jonathan, Martinson, Ryan, and Matsalla, Graham
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PHYSICAL activity , *WALKING , *URBAN planning , *ADULTS , *RESIDENTS - Abstract
Few longitudinal residential relocation studies have explored associations between urban form and physical activity, and none has used the Space Syntax theory. Using a Canadian longitudinal dataset (n = 5944), we estimated: (1) differences in physical activity between non-movers, and those relocating to neighbourhoods with less or more integrated street layouts, and; (2) associations between changes in street layout integration exposure and differences in physical activity. Adjusting for covariates, we found relative to non-movers, those who moved to more integrated neighbourhoods undertook significantly (p <.05) more leisure walking (27.3 min/week), moderate-intensity (45.7 min/week), and moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (54.4 min/week). Among movers, a one-unit increase in the relative change in street integration exposure ([Street integration at follow-up—street integration at baseline]/street integration at baseline) was associated with a 7.5 min/week increase in leisure walking. Our findings suggest that urban design policies that improve neighbourhood street integration might encourage more physical activity in adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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