TY - JOUR
T1 - Walking to work
T2 - The role of walkability around the workplace in a Dutch adult commuting population
AU - Osmënaj, Tea
AU - Lam, Thao Minh
AU - Wagtendonk, Alfred J.
AU - den Braver, Nicolette R.
N1 - Funding Information: The Geoscience and Health cohort consortium (GECCO) was financially supported by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) , the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) and Amsterdam University Medical Centers . More information on GECCO can be found at the following link: www.gecco.nl . Thao M. Lam and Nicolette R. den Braver received funding from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) under the Exposome-NL consortium ( NWO-Gravitation Grant number: 024.004.017 ). Alfred J. Wagtendonk received funding from the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) to collect and process environmental data used in this study. The other author declared no conflict of interest. Publisher Copyright: © 2023
PY - 2024/3/1
Y1 - 2024/3/1
N2 - Current evidence on neighborhood walkability and active commuting focuses on residential rather than workplace environment. This cross-sectional study investigated whether higher workplace walkability (WW) was associated with commute walking, both independently and together with residential walkability, using data from 6769 respondents of the 2017 Dutch national travel survey. In a fully adjusted logistic regression model, 10% increase in WW was associated with 32% higher odds of commute walking (Odds ratio (OR): 1.31, 95% Confidence Interval (CI: 1.27–1.36). The estimates were stronger in rural dwellers than urban residents, (ORrural 1.49, 95%CI: 1.34–1.64 vs ORhighly.urban 1.19, 95%CI: 1.13–1.26). In participants with both high residential walkability and WW, we observed 215% higher odds (OR 3.15, 95% CI: 2.48–3.99) of commute walking compared to those with low walkability in both. Our study indicated the importance and complementary nature of walkable residence and workplace in contribution to physical activity of working individuals through active commuting.
AB - Current evidence on neighborhood walkability and active commuting focuses on residential rather than workplace environment. This cross-sectional study investigated whether higher workplace walkability (WW) was associated with commute walking, both independently and together with residential walkability, using data from 6769 respondents of the 2017 Dutch national travel survey. In a fully adjusted logistic regression model, 10% increase in WW was associated with 32% higher odds of commute walking (Odds ratio (OR): 1.31, 95% Confidence Interval (CI: 1.27–1.36). The estimates were stronger in rural dwellers than urban residents, (ORrural 1.49, 95%CI: 1.34–1.64 vs ORhighly.urban 1.19, 95%CI: 1.13–1.26). In participants with both high residential walkability and WW, we observed 215% higher odds (OR 3.15, 95% CI: 2.48–3.99) of commute walking compared to those with low walkability in both. Our study indicated the importance and complementary nature of walkable residence and workplace in contribution to physical activity of working individuals through active commuting.
KW - Commute walking
KW - Physical activity
KW - Residential walkability
KW - Workplace walkability
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101578
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101578
M3 - Article
C2 - 38173691
SN - 2352-8273
VL - 25
JO - SSM - Population Health
JF - SSM - Population Health
M1 - 101578
ER -