Association of the Built Environment With Physical Activity and Obesity in Older Persons
Ethan M. Berke, MD, MPH,
Thomas D. Koepsell, MD, MPH,
Anne Vernez Moudon, Dr es Sc,
Richard E. Hoskins, PhD, MPH and
Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH
At the time of the study, Ethan M. Berke was with the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle. Thomas D. Koepsell is with the Departments of Epidemiology, Health Services, and Medicine, and Anne Vernez Moudon is with the Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington. Seattle. Richard E. Hoskins is with the Departments of Epidemiology and Medical Education and Biomedical Informatics, University of Washington, Seattle, and is with the Washington State Department of Health, Olympia, Wash. Eric B. Larson is with the Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, and with the Group Health Cooperative Center for Health Studies, Seattle.
FIGURE 1——Example analysis of participants in more walkable (a) and less walkable (b) neighborhoods.
Note. The more walkable neighborhood has a denser street network and better connectivity of streets than does the less walkable neighborhood. Although the less walkable neighborhood appears to have more retail destinations, it is beyond the distance a respondent would be expected to walk.
