Neighbourhood walkability and home neighbourhood-based physical activity: an observational study of adults with type 2 diabetes

• Main Authors: Samantha Hajna (Author), Yan Kestens (Author), Stella S. Daskalopoulou (Author), Lawrence Joseph (Author), Benoit Thierry (Author), Mark Sherman (Author), Luc Trudeau (Author), Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret (Author), Leslie Meissner (Author), Simon L. Bacon (Author), Lise Gauvin (Author), Nancy A. Ross (Author), Kaberi Dasgupta (Author), Diabetes, GPS, and Walkablilty Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Converging international evidence suggests that diabetes incidence is lower among adults living in more walkable neighbourhoods. The association between walkability and physical activity (PA), the presumed mediator of this relationship, has not been carefully examined in adults w...