Walk Score® and the prevalence of utilitarian walking and obesity among Ontario adults: A cross-sectional study - ARCHIVED

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The objective of this study was to determine if the prevalence of overweight and obesity is associated with neighbourhood walkability. The analysis tested whether a dose-response relationship between the Street Smart Walk Score® and various measures of physical activity, overweight, and obesity existed in a large, population-based sample of adults in urban and suburban Ontario.

Issue Number: 2015007
Author(s): Austin, Peter C.; Chiu, Maria; Maclagan, Laura C.; Rezai, Mohammad-Reza; Shah, Baiju R.; Tu, Jack V.

Main Product: Health Reports

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