biostudies-literatureKartschmit NWilhelm-Roux ProgrammeDeutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftMinistry of Education and Cultural Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt and the Federal Employment OfficeNational Institute for Health Research (NIHR) CollaborationsCompetence Network Diabetes Mellitus Competence Network Obesity of the German Federal Ministry of Education and ResearchGerman Migraine and Headache SocietyMinistry for Education, Research, and Cultural Affairs; and the Ministry for Social Affairs of the Federal State of Mecklenburg–West PomeraniaLMUinnovativState of BavariaGerman Ministry of Education and ScienceGerman Federal Ministry of Education and ResearchHeinz Nixdorf Foundatione033941https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7213856biostudies-literatureUnknown10(4)<h4>Objectives</h4>To examine three walkability measures (points of interest (POI), transit stations and impedance (restrictions to walking) within 640 m of participant's addresses) in different regions in Germany and assess the relationships between walkability, walking/cycling and body mass index (BMI) using generalised additive models.<h4>Setting</h4>Five different regions and cities of Germany using data from five cohort studies.<h4>Participants</h4>For analysing walking/cycling behaviour, there were 6269 participants of a pooled sample from three cohorts with a mean age of 59.2 years (SD: 14.3) and of them 48.9% were male. For analysing BMI, there were 9441 participants of a pooled sample of five cohorts with a mean age of 62.3 years (SD: 12.8) and of them 48.5% were male.<h4>OutcomesBMJ openWalkability and its association with walking/cycling and body mass index among adults in different regions of Germany: a cross-sectional analysis of pooled data from five German cohorts.PMC7213856BMBF, grant 01ZZ0403Collaborative Research Center 598 “Heart failureBMBF, grant 01GI1121BBMBF, grant 01GI1110CSutcliffe RPeters AStentzel UKohnke CMaier WAhmed SKartschmit NMikolajczyk RHartwig SThurkow DGreiser KHRudge GMoebus SWienke AWolf KKluttig ASheldon MPvan den Berg NfalseWalkability and its association with walking/cycling and body mass index among adults in different regions of Germany: a cross-sectional analysis of pooled data from five German cohorts.<h4>Objectives</h4>To examine three walkability measures (points of interest (POI), transit stations and impedance (restrictions to walking) within 640 m of participant's addresses) in different regions in Germany and assess the relationships between walkability, walking/cycling and body mass index (BMI) using generalised additive models.<h4>Setting</h4>Five different regions and cities of Germany using data from five cohort studies.<h4>Participants</h4>For analysing walking/cycling behaviour, there were 6269 participants of a pooled sample from three cohorts with a mean age of 59.2 years (SD: 14.3) and of them 48.9% were male. For analysing BMI, there were 9441 participants of a pooled sample of five cohorts with a mean age of 62.3 years (SD: 12.8) and of them 48.5% were male.<h4>Outcomes2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Apr2025-05-29T22:01:41.043Z2025-05-29T22:01:41.043ZS-EPMC72138563235001310.1136/bmjopen-2019-033941