Walking Environment and Obesity: A Gender-Specific Association Study in Shanghai.

ABSTRACT: Walking environment is commonly cited as an element that reduces the risk of obesity. Many literatures have shown that the impact of walking environment on the incidence rate of obesity may vary across gender, but few studies have conducted in-depth investigations. The present study aimed to provide empirical evidence for a cross-sectional association between the built community environment and the incidence of obesity among male and female residents. Thus, we collected height and weight level of 1355 residents and constructed seven walking environment indicators around 54 communities. Also, BMI was calculated and categorized to define overweight and obesity. We used generalized estimation equation to evaluate the gender-specific association between walking environment on obesity based on

SUBMITTER: Gao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8871922 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature