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Association between area-level walkability and glycated haemoglobin: a Portuguese population-based study.
Sá, Regina; Roquette, Rita; Rebecchi, Andrea; Matias, Judite; Rocha, Jorge; Buffoli, Maddalena; Capolongo, Stefano; Ribeiro, Ana Isabel; Nunes, Baltazar; Dias, Carlos; Sousa Uva, Mafalda.
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  • Sá R; Unidade de Saúde Pública, Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde (ACES) do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal. arssa@arsalgarve.min-saude.pt.
  • Roquette R; Unidade de Saúde Pública, Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde (ACES) Algarve I, Faro, Portugal. arssa@arsalgarve.min-saude.pt.
  • Rebecchi A; Departamento de Epidemiologia, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), Lisboa, Portugal.
  • Matias J; Design & Health Lab, Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
  • Rocha J; Unidade de Saúde Pública, Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde (ACES) do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal.
  • Buffoli M; Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território (IGOT), Universidade de Lisboa e Laboratório Associado TERRA, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Capolongo S; Design & Health Lab, Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
  • Ribeiro AI; Design & Health Lab, Department of Architecture, Built environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy.
  • Nunes B; Unidade de Investigação em Epidemiologia (EPIUnit), Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • Dias C; Departamento de Ciências da Saúde Pública e Forenses e Educação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
  • Sousa Uva M; Laboratório para a Investigação Integrativa e Translacional em Saúde Populacional (ITR), Porto, Portugal.
BMC Public Health ; 24(1): 1116, 2024 Apr 23.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38654178
ABSTRACT
Diabetes poses a substantial disease burden, prompting preventive interventions. Physical inactivity, a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes, can potentially be mitigated by enhancing area-level walkability. Despite this, limited population-based studies have investigated the link between walkability and objective diabetes measures. Our study aims to estimate the association between area-level walkability and individual glycated haemoglobin levels in the Portuguese adult population without the diagnosis of diabetes. Data from the 2011 census and an updated street map were obtained to construct a walkability index based on residential density, land-use mix, and street connectivity. Individual health data were sourced from The National Health Examination Survey (INSEF) 2015, a representative survey of the Portuguese adult population. Gamma regression was employed for estimation of the main associations, revealing that residing in moderately walkable areas significantly reduced average glycated haemoglobin levels (Exp(ß) = 0.906; 95% CI 0.821, 0.999) compared to the least walkable areas. The association was less pronounced and not statistically significant for the third tertile of walkability (Exp(ß) = 0.919; 95% CI 0.822, 1.028). Our findings highlight a nonlinear protective association between walkability and glycated haemoglobin, emphasizing the potential policy implications for urban planning, diabetes prevention, and health promotion.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Hemoglobina Glucada / Caminata / Planificación Ambiental Límite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: BMC Public Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Portugal Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Hemoglobina Glucada / Caminata / Planificación Ambiental Límite: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: BMC Public Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Portugal Pais de publicación: Reino Unido