@article{01d37643e39a4e6b93541c4ea9b391be,
title = "Food environment, walkability, and public open spaces are associated with incident development of cardio-metabolic risk factors in a biomedical cohort",
abstract = "We investigated whether residential environment characteristics related to food (unhealthful/healthful food sources ratio), walkability and public open spaces (POS; number, median size, greenness and type) were associated with incidence of four cardio-metabolic risk factors (pre-diabetes/diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, abdominal obesity) in a biomedical cohort (n=3205). Results revealed that the risk of developing pre-diabetes/diabetes was lower for participants in areas with larger POS and greater walkability. Incident abdominal obesity was positively associated with the unhealthful food environment index. No associations were found with hypertension or dyslipidaemia. Results provide new evidence for specific, prospective associations between the built environment and cardio-metabolic risk factors.",
keywords = "Food environment, Longitudinal studies, Public open space, Residence characteristics, Walkability",
author = "Catherine Paquet and Coffee, {Neil T.} and Haren, {Matthew T.} and Howard, {Natasha J.} and Adams, {Robert J.} and Taylor, {Anne W.} and Mark Daniel",
note = "Funding Information: This research forms part of larger partnership between the Spatial Epidemiology and Evaluation Research Group (SEERG) at the University of South Australia and the South Australian Department for Health and Ageing that aims to link information on cardio-metabolic health with a range of local community characteristics such as availability and accessibility of public transport, fruit and vegetable stores or green space, or poor quality housing, fast food, and crime. This research initiative, called the Place and Metabolic Syndrome (PAMS) project, is funded through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) as both a Partnership (No. 570150) and Project (No. 631917) grant (Chief Investigators: Mark Daniel, Graeme Hugo, Catherine Paquet, Robert Adams, Anne Taylor and Margaret Cargo). Dr Catherine Paquet is funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Post-doctoral Training Research Fellowship (No. 570139). ",
year = "2014",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.05.001",
language = "English",
volume = "28",
pages = "173--176",
journal = "Health and Place",
issn = "1353-8292",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
}