Title |
The relationship between cluster-analysis derived walkability and local recreational and transportation walking among Canadian adults
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Published in |
Health & Place, May 2012
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DOI | 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.04.014 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Gavin R McCormack, Christine Friedenreich, Beverly A Sandalack, Billie Giles-Corti, Patricia K. Doyle-Baker, Alan Shiell |
Abstract |
We investigated the association between objectively-assessed neighborhood walkability and local walking among adults. Two independent random cross-sectional samples of Calgary (Canada) residents were recruited. Neighborhood-based walking, attitude towards walking, neighborhood self-selection, and socio-demographic characteristics were captured. Built environmental attributes underwent a two-staged cluster analysis which identified three neighborhood types (HW: high walkable; MW: medium walkable; LW: low walkable). Adjusting for all other characteristics, MW (OR 1.40, p < 0.05) and HW (OR 1.34, approached p < 0.05) neighborhood residents were more likely than LW neighborhood residents to participate in neighborhood-based transportation walking. HW neighborhood residents spent 30-min/wk more on neighborhood-based transportation walking than both LW and MW neighborhood residents. MW neighborhood residents spent 14-min/wk more on neighborhood-based recreational walking than LW neighborhood residents. Neighborhoods with a highly connected pedestrian network, large mix of businesses, high population density, high access to sidewalks and pathways, and many bus stops support local walking. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Canada | 3 | 75% |
Australia | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Japan | 2 | 1% |
United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 140 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 32 | 22% |
Student > Master | 31 | 21% |
Researcher | 17 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 11 | 8% |
Professor | 10 | 7% |
Other | 25 | 17% |
Unknown | 19 | 13% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Social Sciences | 26 | 18% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 12% |
Engineering | 15 | 10% |
Sports and Recreations | 8 | 6% |
Environmental Science | 6 | 4% |
Other | 41 | 28% |
Unknown | 32 | 22% |