A population-based propensity-score matched cohort study design was used based on the Ontario population from the Canadian Community Health Survey (2001-2010). Participants were adults aged 20 years or older who moved from a low walkability neighborhood (defined as any neighborhood with a Walk Score<90) to either a high (Walk Scoreā„90) or another low walkability neighborhood. The incidence of hypertension was assessed by linking the cohort to administrative health databases using a validated algorithm. Propensity-score matched Cox proportional hazard models were used. Annual health examination was used as a control event.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/moving-highly-walkable-neighborhood-and-incidence-hypertension-propensity-score
[2] http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/15-10425/
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/maria-chiu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mohammad-reza-rezai
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/laura-c-maclagan-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heart-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/walking
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lifestyles
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/canada
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
