Physical activity in relation to urban environments in 14 cities worldwide: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 387; no. 10034; pp. 2207 - 2217
• Main Authors: Sallis, James F, Cerin, Ester, Conway, Terry L, Adams, Marc A, Frank, Lawrence D, Pratt, Michael, Salvo, Deborah, Schipperijn, Jasper, Smith, Graham, Cain, Kelli L, Davey, Rachel, Kerr, Jacqueline, Lai, Poh-Chin, Mitáš, Josef, Reis, Rodrigo, Sarmiento, Olga L, Schofield, Grant, Troelsen, Jens, Van Dyck, Delfien, De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse, Owen, Neville
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 28.05.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cities - statistics & numerical data; City Planning; Cross-Sectional Studies; Environment Design; Exercise - physiology; Female; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Middle Aged; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Urban Health - statistics & numerical data; Walking - physiology; Young Adult

Physical inactivity is a global pandemic responsible for over 5 million deaths annually through its effects on multiple non-communicable diseases. We aimed to document how objectively measured attributes of the urban environment are related to objectively measured physical activity, in an internatio...