Neighborhood walk score and selected Cardiometabolic factors in the French RECORD cohort study

BMC Public Health

Table 5 Associations estimated between categorical Walk Score and cardiometabolic outcomes, adjusted for individual variables, neighborhood variables and risk factors related to cardiometabolic outcomes

Cardiometabolic outcomes	Walker’s Paradise	Very Walkable	Somewhat Walkable	Very/Car-Dependent
Continuous outcomes		β 95% CI	β 95% CI	β 95% CI
Body Mass Index	Ref	+0.30 + 0.04 to +0.55	+0.11 -0.26 to +0.48	+0.88 + 0.18 to +1.59
Wait circumference	Ref	+0.75 + 0.06 to +1.45	+0.44 -0.55 to +1.42	+2.75 + 0.86 to +4.63
Systolic blood pressure	Ref	+0.47 -0.53 to +1.48	+0.77 -0.68 to +2.21	+1.62 -1.18 to +4.43
Diastolic Blood pressure	Ref	+0.39 -0.20 to +0.97	+0.61 -0.22 to +1.45	+1.84 + 0.21 to +3.46
Resting heart rate	Ref	+0.58 -0.04 to +1.20	+0.85 -0.04 to +1.74	+0.68 -1.07 to +2.42
Recreational walking^a	Ref	−14.46 -25.51 to −3.42	−26.96 -42.84 to −11.08	−44.96 -75.91 to −14.01
Categorical outcomes		PR 95% CI	PR 95% CI	PR 95% CI
Obese	Ref	1.23 1.04 to 1.46	1.02 0.80 to 1.30	1.66 1.09 to 2.52
Hypertension	Ref	0.99 0.91 to 1.07	1.00 0.89 to 1.12	1.10 0.87 to 1.39
Resting heart rate	Ref	1.02 0.99 to 1.04	1.02 0.98 to 1.07	1.04 0.96 to 1.12
Recreational walking^a	Ref	0.96 0.92 to 1.01	0.93 0.87 to 0.99	0.93 0.82 to 1.06

Multilevel linear regression and modified Poisson regression models were estimated after excluding individuals with missing values for Walk Score, for census block group neighborhoods, and for each cardiometabolic outcome. These models estimated associations between categorical Walk Score and continuous and categorical cardiometabolic outcomes, adjusted for individual, neighborhood factors, and risk factors of these cardiometabolic outcomes, such as alcohol consumption, smoking habits, and the quantitative score of adherence to Mediterranean diet
^aThese models were estimated after adjusting for individual and neighborhood variables

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