TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Change in walking and body mass index following residential relocation: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Hirsch, Jana A.
A1  - Diez Roux, Ana V.
A1  - Moore, Kari A.
A1  - Evenson, Kelly R.
A1  - Rodriguez, Daniel A.
SP  - e49
EP  - 56
VL  - 104
IS  - 3
N2  - 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 "Every Body Walk!" 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301773
ID  - ref1
ER  -