Objectively measured walkability and active transport and weight-related outcomes in adults: a systematic review

• Published in: International journal of public health Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 615 - 625
• Main Authors: Grasser, Gerlinde, Van Dyck, Delfien, Titze, Sylvia, Stronegger, Willibald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel Springer Basel 01.08.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bicycling - statistics & numerical data; Body Weight; Environmental Health; Female; Geographic information systems; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Motor ability; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine; Population Density; Public Health; Residence Characteristics; Review; Socioeconomic Factors; Suburban Population - statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires; Transportation - methods; United States; Urban Population - statistics & numerical data; Walking; Walking - statistics & numerical data; Weight; Young Adult; Land-use mix; Connectivity; Physical activity for transport; Walkability; Density; Body weight

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate which GIS-based measures of walkability (density, land-use mix, connectivity and walkability indexes) in urban and suburban neighbourhoods are used in research and which of them are consistently associated with walking and cycling for transport, ov...