@article{ref1,
title="Change in walking and body mass index following residential relocation: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="2014",
author="Hirsch, Jana A. and Diez Roux, Ana V. and Moore, Kari A. and Evenson, Kelly R. and Rodriguez, Daniel A.",
volume="104",
number="3",
pages="e49-56",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: We investigated whether moving to neighborhoods with closer proximity of destinations and greater street connectivity was associated with more walking, a greater probability of meeting the &quot;Every Body Walk!&quot; campaign goals (≥ 150 minutes/week of walking), and reductions in body mass index (BMI). <br><br>METHODS: We linked longitudinal data from 701 participants, who moved between 2 waves of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (2004-2012), to a neighborhood walkability measure (Street Smart Walk Score) for each residential location. We used fixed-effects models to estimate if changes in walkability resulting from relocation were associated with simultaneous changes in walking behaviors and BMI. <br><br>RESULTS: Moving to a location with a 10-point higher Walk Score was associated with a 16.04 minutes per week (95% confidence interval [CI] = 5.13, 29.96) increase in transport walking, 11% higher odds of meeting Every Body Walk! goals through transport walking (adjusted odds ratio = 1.11; 95% CI = 1.02, 1.21), and a 0.06 kilogram per meters squared (95% CI = -0.12, -0.01) reduction in BMI. Change in walkability was not associated with change in leisure walking. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our findings illustrated the potential for neighborhood infrastructure to support health-enhancing behaviors and overall health of people in the United States.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="10.2105/AJPH.2013.301773",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301773"
}