Citation

Perry CK, Herting JR, Berke EM, Nguyen HQ, Vernez Moudon A, Beresford SA, Ockene JK, Manson JE, Lacroix AZ. Health Place 2013; 21: 39-45.

Affiliation

Department of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357262, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Electronic address: perryc@uw.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.12.007

PMID

23416232

Abstract

This study identifies factors associated with walking among postmenopausal women and tests whether neighborhood walkability moderates the influence of intrapersonal factors on walking. We used data from the Women's Health Initiative Seattle Center and linear regression models to estimate associations and interactions. Being white and healthy, having a high school education or beyond and greater non-walking exercise were significantly associated with more walking. Neighborhood walkability was not independently associated with greater walking, nor did it moderate influence of intrapersonal factors on walking. Specifying types of walking (e.g., for transportation) can elucidate the relationships among intrapersonal factors, the built environment, and walking.

Language: en