Published in Am J Health Promot on September 18, 2003
Measuring the built environment for physical activity: state of the science. Am J Prev Med (2009) 6.65
Role of built environments in physical activity, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Circulation (2012) 3.39
China's transition: the effect of rapid urbanization on adult occupational physical activity. Soc Sci Med (2006) 2.99
Environmental and societal influences acting on cardiovascular risk factors and disease at a population level: a review. Int J Epidemiol (2009) 2.55
Safe to walk? Neighborhood safety and physical activity among public housing residents. PLoS Med (2007) 2.36
Effect of individual or neighborhood disadvantage on the association between neighborhood walkability and body mass index. Am J Public Health (2008) 2.29
Physical activity associated with public transport use--a review and modelling of potential benefits. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2012) 2.03
Relationship between the physical environment and different domains of physical activity in European adults: a systematic review. BMC Public Health (2012) 1.99
The relationship between built environments and physical activity: a systematic review. Am J Public Health (2012) 1.94
Association between perceived neighborhood environment and walking among adults in 4 cities in Japan. J Epidemiol (2010) 1.59
Cross-validation of the factorial structure of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) and its abbreviated form (NEWS-A). Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2009) 1.54
Neighborhood social cohesion and disorder in relation to walking in community-dwelling older adults: a multilevel analysis. J Aging Health (2009) 1.54
Assessment of environmental correlates of physical activity: development of a European questionnaire. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2009) 1.53
Lack of agreement between measured and self-reported distance from public green parks in Glasgow, Scotland. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2008) 1.37
Using built environment characteristics to predict walking for exercise. Int J Health Geogr (2008) 1.32
Adherence to physical activity recommendations and the influence of socio-demographic correlates - a population-based cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health (2008) 1.32
The association between neighborhood greenness and cardiovascular disease: an observational study. BMC Public Health (2012) 1.28
Neighborhood built environment and transport and leisure physical activity: findings using objective exposure and outcome measures in New Zealand. Environ Health Perspect (2012) 1.23
Associations between perceived neighborhood environmental attributes and adults' sedentary behavior: findings from the U.S.A., Australia and Belgium. Soc Sci Med (2012) 1.23
Sharing good NEWS across the world: developing comparable scores across 12 countries for the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS). BMC Public Health (2013) 1.22
Establishing the soundness of administrative spatial units for operationalising the active living potential of residential environments: an exemplar for designing optimal zones. Int J Health Geogr (2008) 1.22
Physical activity as a strategy for maintaining tobacco abstinence: a randomized trial. Prev Med (2008) 1.21
Objective and perceived availability of physical activity opportunities: differences in associations with physical activity behavior among urban adolescents. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2009) 1.21
Neighborhood environment and adherence to a walking intervention in African American women. Health Educ Behav (2008) 1.14
Do neighborhood environments moderate the effect of physical activity lifestyle interventions in adults? Health Place (2010) 1.14
Reliable and valid NEWS for Chinese seniors: measuring perceived neighborhood attributes related to walking. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2010) 1.12
Perceived neighborhood environmental attributes associated with adults' transport-related walking and cycling: Findings from the USA, Australia and Belgium. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2012) 1.12
Test-retest reliability of IPAQ environmental- module in an African population. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2008) 1.10
The active commuting route environment scale (ACRES): development and evaluation. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2010) 1.10
A review of physical activity measures used among US Latinos: guidelines for developing culturally appropriate measures. Ann Behav Med (2008) 1.08
Criterion distances and correlates of active transportation to school in Belgian older adolescents. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2010) 1.07
Longitudinal associations between neighborhood recreational facilities and change in recreational physical activity in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis, 2000-2007. Am J Epidemiol (2013) 1.06
Mapping the development of research on physical activity and the built environment. Prev Med (2013) 1.04
Environmental and demographic correlates of bicycling. Prev Med (2013) 1.04
Development of web-based computer-tailored advice to promote physical activity among people older than 50 years. J Med Internet Res (2012) 1.04
The 'Walking for Wellbeing in the West' randomised controlled trial of a pedometer-based walking programme in combination with physical activity consultation with 12 month follow-up: rationale and study design. BMC Public Health (2008) 1.03
How well do cognitive and environmental variables predict active commuting? Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2009) 1.03
Environmental and psychological correlates of older adult's active commuting. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2011) 1.02
The working mechanisms of an environmentally tailored physical activity intervention for older adults: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2009) 1.01
Perceived neighbourhood environmental attributes associated with adults׳ recreational walking: IPEN Adult study in 12 countries. Health Place (2014) 1.00
Characteristics of urban sidewalks/streets and objectively measured physical activity. J Urban Health (2007) 1.00
Perceived crime and traffic safety is related to physical activity among adults in Nigeria. BMC Public Health (2012) 0.99
Toward a research and action agenda on urban planning/design and health equity in cities in low and middle-income countries. J Urban Health (2011) 0.98
Perceived Neighborhood Environmental Attributes Associated with Walking and Cycling for Transport among Adult Residents of 17 Cities in 12 Countries: The IPEN Study. Environ Health Perspect (2015) 0.97
Acculturation does not necessarily lead to increased physical activity during leisure time: a cross-sectional study among Turkish young people in the Netherlands. BMC Public Health (2007) 0.96
Development and reliability testing of a self-report instrument to measure the office layout as a correlate of occupational sitting. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2013) 0.96
The association between health enhancing physical activity and neighbourhood environment among Swedish adults - a population-based cross-sectional study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2009) 0.95
Evaluation of the neighborhood environment walkability scale in Nigeria. Int J Health Geogr (2013) 0.94
Identifying built environmental patterns using cluster analysis and GIS: relationships with walking, cycling and body mass index in French adults. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2012) 0.94
Change in neighborhood traffic safety: does it matter in terms of physical activity? PLoS One (2013) 0.93
The contribution of home, neighbourhood and school environmental factors in explaining physical activity among adolescents. J Environ Public Health (2009) 0.92
Neighbourhood environment correlates of physical activity: a study of eight Czech regional towns. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2011) 0.91
A multilevel examination of gender differences in the association between features of the school environment and physical activity among a sample of grades 9 to 12 students in Ontario, Canada. BMC Public Health (2012) 0.90
Is the relationship between the built environment and physical activity moderated by perceptions of crime and safety? Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2014) 0.90
First-year results of an obesity prevention program at The Dow Chemical Company. J Occup Environ Med (2009) 0.90
Effects of perceived neighborhood characteristics and use of community facilities on physical activity of adults with and without disabilities. Prev Chronic Dis (2010) 0.89
Sociodemographic moderators of relations of neighborhood safety to physical activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2014) 0.89
Rationale, design, and baseline findings from Seamos Saludables: a randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of a culturally and linguistically adapted, computer- tailored physical activity intervention for Latinas. Contemp Clin Trials (2012) 0.87
Weighing the Evidence of Common Beliefs in Obesity Research. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr (2015) 0.87
Physical activity mediates the relationship between perceived crime safety and obesity. Prev Med (2014) 0.87
Long-term health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of a computer-tailored physical activity intervention among people aged over fifty: modelling the results of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.87
Correspondence between objective and perceived walking times to urban destinations: Influence of physical activity, neighbourhood walkability, and socio-demographics. Int J Health Geogr (2012) 0.86
Bikeability and methodological issues using the active commuting route environment scale (ACRES) in a metropolitan setting. BMC Med Res Methodol (2011) 0.86
Where is the Theoretical Basis for Understanding and Measuring the Environment for Physical Activity? Environ Health Insights (2008) 0.85
Using interactive Internet technology to promote physical activity in Latinas: Rationale, design, and baseline findings of Pasos Hacia La Salud. Contemp Clin Trials (2015) 0.83
Pasos Hacia La Salud: a randomized controlled trial of an internet-delivered physical activity intervention for Latinas. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2016) 0.82
Parental perceived neighborhood attributes: associations with active transport and physical activity among 10-12 year old children and the mediating role of independent mobility. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.82
A longitudinal study of children's outside play using family environment and perceived physical environment as predictors. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2014) 0.82
The influence of the local neighbourhood environment on walking levels during the Walking for Wellbeing in the West pedometer-based community intervention. J Environ Public Health (2012) 0.81
The association between sidewalk length and walking for different purposes in established neighborhoods. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2012) 0.81
Does the perception of neighborhood built environmental attributes influence active transport in adolescents? Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2013) 0.80
Area-level social fragmentation and walking for exercise: cross-sectional findings from the Quebec Adipose and Lifestyle Investigation in Youth Study. Am J Public Health (2012) 0.80
Does the presence and mix of destinations influence walking and physical activity? Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2015) 0.80
The independent associations of recorded crime and perceived safety with physical health in a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of men and women in New Zealand. BMJ Open (2014) 0.80
From built environment to health inequalities: An explanatory framework based on evidence. Prev Med Rep (2015) 0.80
Adaptation and Evaluation of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale in India (NEWS-India). Int J Environ Res Public Health (2016) 0.80
Development and validation of a tool to assess the physical and social environment associated with physical activity among adults in Sri Lanka. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.79
Neighborhood environment perceptions and the likelihood of smoking and alcohol use. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2015) 0.79
Walkability is only part of the story: walking for transportation in Stuttgart, Germany. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2014) 0.79
An impaired health related muscular fitness contributes to a reduced walking capacity in patients with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry (2013) 0.78
Associations between safety from crime, cycling, and obesity in a Dutch elderly population: results from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. J Environ Public Health (2012) 0.78
The Wisconsin Assessment of the Social and Built Environment (WASABE): a multi-dimensional objective audit instrument for examining neighborhood effects on health. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.78
Built environment and physical activity in New Zealand adolescents: a protocol for a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open (2014) 0.77
Cycling and walking for transport: Estimating net health effects from comparison of different transport mode users' self-reported physical activity. Health Econ Rev (2011) 0.76
Transportation Planning and Quality of Life: Where Do They Intersect? Transp Policy (Oxf) (2016) 0.75
Cost-effectiveness of investing in sidewalks as a means of increasing physical activity: a RESIDE modelling study. BMJ Open (2016) 0.75
Home and Work Physical Activity Environments: Associations with Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Physical Activity Level in French Women. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2016) 0.75
NEWS for Africa: adaptation and reliability of a built environment questionnaire for physical activity in seven African countries. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2016) 0.75
Regional Differences in Correlates of Daily Walking among Middle Age and Older Australian Rural Adults: Implications for Health Promotion. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2016) 0.75
The Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for the Republic of Korea: Reliability and Relationship with Walking. Iran J Public Health (2016) 0.75
Urban Park Development and Pediatric Obesity Rates: A Quasi-Experiment Using Electronic Health Record Data. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2016) 0.75
Rural Environments and Community Health (REACH): a randomised controlled trial protocol for an online walking intervention in rural adults. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.75
Positive Action for Today's Health (PATH): Sex differences in walking and perceptions of the physical and social environment. Environ Behav (2013) 0.75
The contribution of area-level walkability to geographic variation in physical activity: a spatial analysis of 95,837 participants from the 45 and Up Study living in Sydney, Australia. Popul Health Metr (2017) 0.75
International physical activity questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2003) 47.83
Environmental correlates of walking and cycling: findings from the transportation, urban design, and planning literatures. Ann Behav Med (2003) 11.27
Correlates of adults' participation in physical activity: review and update. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2002) 10.85
Neighborhood-based differences in physical activity: an environment scale evaluation. Am J Public Health (2003) 9.87
Correlates of physical activity: why are some people physically active and others not? Lancet (2012) 8.19
Understanding environmental influences on walking; Review and research agenda. Am J Prev Med (2004) 8.03
Linking objectively measured physical activity with objectively measured urban form: findings from SMARTRAQ. Am J Prev Med (2005) 7.23
Measuring the built environment for physical activity: state of the science. Am J Prev Med (2009) 6.65
Age and gender differences in objectively measured physical activity in youth. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2002) 5.98
Healthy nutrition environments: concepts and measures. Am J Health Promot (2005) 4.92
Recommendations for treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity. Pediatrics (2007) 4.80
Toward a better understanding of the influences on physical activity: the role of determinants, correlates, causal variables, mediators, moderators, and confounders. Am J Prev Med (2002) 4.61
Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in stores (NEMS-S): development and evaluation. Am J Prev Med (2007) 4.19
Neighborhood built environment and income: examining multiple health outcomes. Soc Sci Med (2009) 4.16
Physical activity and sedentary behavior: a population-based study of barriers, enjoyment, and preference. Health Psychol (2003) 4.08
Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale: validity and development of a short form. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2006) 3.99
The International Prevalence Study on Physical Activity: results from 20 countries. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2009) 3.99
Global problems require global studies. Am J Prev Med (2008) 3.86
Stepping towards causation: do built environments or neighborhood and travel preferences explain physical activity, driving, and obesity? Soc Sci Med (2007) 3.77
Evaluating a model of parental influence on youth physical activity. Am J Prev Med (2003) 3.58
Adults' sedentary behavior determinants and interventions. Am J Prev Med (2011) 3.54
Efficacy of maintenance treatment approaches for childhood overweight: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2007) 3.50
Role of built environments in physical activity, obesity, and cardiovascular disease. Circulation (2012) 3.39
Neighborhood walkability and the walking behavior of Australian adults. Am J Prev Med (2007) 3.37
A randomized comparison of group cognitive-behavioral therapy and group interpersonal psychotherapy for the treatment of overweight individuals with binge-eating disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2002) 3.36
Active commuting to school: Associations with environment and parental concerns. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2006) 3.31
Objective light-intensity physical activity associations with rated health in older adults. Am J Epidemiol (2010) 3.22
Neighborhood environment and physical activity among youth a review. Am J Prev Med (2011) 3.19
Measuring the environment for friendliness toward physical activity: a comparison of the reliability of 3 questionnaires. Am J Public Health (2004) 3.04
Compliance with physical activity guidelines: prevalence in a population of children and youth. Ann Epidemiol (2002) 2.74
Where are youth active? Roles of proximity, active transport, and built environment. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2008) 2.70
Improving health through policies that promote active travel: a review of evidence to support integrated health impact assessment. Environ Int (2011) 2.68
Association of park size, distance, and features with physical activity in neighborhood parks. Am J Public Health (2008) 2.62
Violent crime and outdoor physical activity among inner-city youth. Prev Med (2004) 2.59
Association of parent and peer support with adolescent physical activity. Res Q Exerc Sport (2002) 2.54
The descriptive epidemiology of sitting. A 20-country comparison using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Am J Prev Med (2011) 2.51
Diet, physical activity, and sedentary behaviors as risk factors for overweight in adolescence. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2004) 2.45
Randomized controlled trial of a primary care and home-based intervention for physical activity and nutrition behaviors: PACE+ for adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2006) 2.44
Assessment of sedentary behavior with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. J Phys Act Health (2008) 2.35
Using accelerometers in youth physical activity studies: a review of methods. J Phys Act Health (2013) 2.35
Environmental and policy approaches for promoting physical activity in the United States: a research agenda. J Phys Act Health (2008) 2.31
Neighborhood SES and walkability are related to physical activity behavior in Belgian adults. Prev Med (2009) 2.21
Comparison of two approaches to structured physical activity surveys for adolescents. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2004) 2.19
Nutrition Environment Measures Study in restaurants (NEMS-R): development and evaluation. Am J Prev Med (2007) 2.19
Aging in neighborhoods differing in walkability and income: associations with physical activity and obesity in older adults. Soc Sci Med (2011) 2.16
Physical activity recommendations, exercise intensity, and histological severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Am J Gastroenterol (2011) 2.15
Age differences in the relation of perceived neighborhood environment to walking. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2009) 2.10
Evidence-based approaches to dissemination and diffusion of physical activity interventions. Am J Prev Med (2006) 2.03
Obesogenic neighborhood environments, child and parent obesity: the Neighborhood Impact on Kids study. Am J Prev Med (2012) 1.99
Girls' perception of physical environmental factors and transportation: reliability and association with physical activity and active transport to school. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2006) 1.96
A description of the social-ecological framework used in the trial of activity for adolescent girls (TAAG). Health Educ Res (2006) 1.93
Checklist of Health Promotion Environments at Worksites (CHEW): development and measurement characteristics. Am J Health Promot (2002) 1.91
Prevalence, characteristics, and correlates of teasing experiences among overweight children vs. non-overweight peers. Obes Res (2005) 1.89
Physical activity during youth sports practices. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2010) 1.87
Behavioral weight control for overweight adolescents initiated in primary care. Obes Res (2002) 1.79
Self-management strategies mediate self-efficacy and physical activity. Am J Prev Med (2005) 1.78
Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Youth (NEWS-Y): reliability and relationship with physical activity. Prev Med (2009) 1.78
Psychological adjustment of obese youth presenting for weight management treatment. Obes Res (2004) 1.78
Home environmental influences on children's television watching from early to middle childhood. J Dev Behav Pediatr (2002) 1.75
Psychosocial and environmental correlates of adolescent sedentary behaviors. Pediatrics (2005) 1.73
Advancing science and policy through a coordinated international study of physical activity and built environments: IPEN adult methods. J Phys Act Health (2012) 1.73
Objectively measured physical activity in sixth-grade girls. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2006) 1.70
Validation of the telephone and in-person interview versions of the 7-day PAR. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2003) 1.69
Income and racial disparities in access to public parks and private recreation facilities. Am J Prev Med (2008) 1.67
Energy, saturated fat, and sodium were lower in entrées at chain restaurants at 18 months compared with 6 months following the implementation of mandatory menu labeling regulation in King County, Washington. J Acad Nutr Diet (2012) 1.66
Home environment relationships with children's physical activity, sedentary time, and screen time by socioeconomic status. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2012) 1.64
Leisure-time physical activity in university students from 23 countries: associations with health beliefs, risk awareness, and national economic development. Prev Med (2004) 1.64
Evaluation of a two-year middle-school physical education intervention: M-SPAN. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2004) 1.64
A hierarchy of sociodemographic and environmental correlates of walking and obesity. Prev Med (2008) 1.62
Economic interventions to promote physical activity: application of the SLOTH model. Am J Prev Med (2004) 1.59
Association between perceived neighborhood environment and walking among adults in 4 cities in Japan. J Epidemiol (2010) 1.59
Patterns and correlates of physical activity and nutrition behaviors in adolescents. Am J Prev Med (2006) 1.58
Outcomes of a 12-month web-based intervention for overweight and obese men. Ann Behav Med (2011) 1.58
Efficacy of sequential or simultaneous interactive computer-tailored interventions for increasing physical activity and decreasing fat intake. Ann Behav Med (2005) 1.57
Active transportation to school over 2 years in relation to weight status and physical activity. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2006) 1.57
Association of neighborhood design and recreation environment variables with physical activity and body mass index in adolescents. Am J Health Promot (2007) 1.55
Evaluation of physical activity web sites for use of behavior change theories. Ann Behav Med (2003) 1.55
Cross-validation of the factorial structure of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) and its abbreviated form (NEWS-A). Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2009) 1.54
Validating outdoor workers' self-report of sun protection. Prev Med (2004) 1.53
Associations of location and perceived environmental attributes with walking in neighborhoods. Am J Health Promot (2004) 1.51
A randomized controlled trial of single versus multiple health behavior change: promoting physical activity and nutrition among adolescents. Health Psychol (2004) 1.51