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The effects of neighborhood density and street connectivity on walking behavior: the Twin Cities walking study

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Title
The effects of neighborhood density and street connectivity on walking behavior: the Twin Cities walking study
Published in
Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations, December 2007
DOI 10.1186/1742-5573-4-16
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Authors

J Michael Oakes, Ann Forsyth, Kathryn H Schmitz

Abstract

A growing body of health and policy research suggests residential neighborhood density and street connectivity affect walking and total physical activity, both of which are important risk factors for obesity and related chronic diseases. The authors report results from their methodologically novel Twin Cities Walking Study; a multilevel study which examined the relationship between built environments, walking behavior and total physical activity. In order to maximize neighborhood-level variation while maintaining the exchangeability of resident-subjects, investigators sampled 716 adult persons nested in 36 randomly selected neighborhoods across four strata defined on density and street-connectivity - a matched sampling design. Outcome measures include two types of self-reported walking (from surveys and diaries) and so-called objective 7-day accelerometry measures. While crude differences are evident across all outcomes, adjusted effects show increased odds of travel walking in higher-density areas and increased odds of leisure walking in low-connectivity areas, but neither density nor street connectivity are meaningfully related to overall mean miles walked per day or increased total physical activity. Contrary to prior research, the authors conclude that the effects of density and block size on total walking and physical activity are modest to non-existent, if not contrapositive to hypotheses. Divergent findings are attributed to this study's sampling design, which tends to mitigate residual confounding by socioeconomic status.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 9 4%
Brazil 1 <1%
Israel 1 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Finland 1 <1%
Argentina 1 <1%
Saudi Arabia 1 <1%
Unknown 191 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 54 26%
Student > Master 34 16%
Researcher 29 14%
Student > Postgraduate 11 5%
Professor > Associate Professor 10 5%
Other 38 18%
Unknown 31 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Social Sciences 37 18%
Medicine and Dentistry 24 12%
Engineering 21 10%
Environmental Science 20 10%
Design 15 7%
Other 42 20%
Unknown 48 23%
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