ArticlePublic health nutrition2022
Neighbourhood walkability and dietary attributes: effect modification by area-level socio-economic status.
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- Socioeconomic inequalities in exposure to neighbourhood environments for physical activity: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Pooled it
- Socioeconomic inequalities in waist circumference and its 12-year change: Moderation by neighbourhood population density.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- The association between neighbourhood walkability and blood lipids: a Canadian population study.Lipids in health and disease · 2024Article
- Association between area-level walkability and glycated haemoglobin: a Portuguese population-based study.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveHigher neighbourhood walkability would be expected to contribute to better health, but the relevant evidence is inconsistent. This may be because residents' dietary attributes, which vary with socio-economic status (SES) and influence their health, can be related to walkability. We examined associations of walkability with dietary attributes and potential effect modification by area-level SES.
designThe exposure variable of this cross-sectional study was neighbourhood walkability, calculated using residential density, intersection density and destination density within 1-km street-network buffer around each participant's residence. The outcome variables were dietary patterns (Western, prudent and mixed) and total dietary energy intake, derived from a FFQ. Main and interaction effects with area-level SES were estimated using two-level linear regression models.
settingParticipants were from all states and territories in Australia.
participantsThe analytical sample included 3590 participants (54 % women, age range 34 to 86).
resultsWalkability was not associated with dietary attributes in the whole sample. However, we found interaction effects of walkability and area-level SES on Western diet scores (
conclusionsHigher walkability may not be necessarily conducive to better health in socio-economically disadvantaged areas. Public health initiatives to enhance neighbourhood walkability need to consider food environments and socio-economic contexts.
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