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Sandy J Slater¹, Lisa Nicholson, Jamie Chriqui

¹Institute for Health Research and Policy, Chicago, Illinois, USA. sslater@uic.edu

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Living in walkable neighborhoods is linked to lower rates of adolescent obesity. Higher community walkability scores correlate with reduced odds of students being overweight or obese.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Urban Planning
Pediatric Health

Background:

Neighborhood design influences health outcomes, including obesity prevalence.
Urban environments and their impact on population health are critical research areas.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between community walkability and adolescent weight status.
To analyze walkability's association with overweight and obesity in a national sample of U.S. public secondary school students.

Main Methods:

Cross-sectional survey of 11,041 students in 8th, 10th, and 12th grades across 154 U.S. communities.
Development of a community walkability index using observational data.
Multivariable analyses to assess the association between walkability and adolescent overweight/obesity prevalence.

Main Results:

Higher community walkability index scores were associated with decreased odds of adolescent overweight (AOR 0.98).
Higher walkability was also linked to reduced odds of adolescent obesity (AOR 0.97).
Findings indicate a protective effect of walkable environments against adolescent weight issues.

Conclusions:

More walkable communities are associated with a lower prevalence of adolescent overweight and obesity.
Promoting walkable urban design may be a strategy to combat childhood obesity.