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This research investigates how objective and perceived neighbourhood walkability together influence transportation and recreational physical activity in urban-dwelling Canadians.

April 19, 2026BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Objective and perceived neighbourhood walkability: population-average associations with transportation and recreational physical activity in urban-dwelling Canadian adults

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LFLevi Frehlich JLJustin LangUniversity of South Australia SPStéphanie A. PrinceGeneral / Preventive / Lipids

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Analyzing the influence of objective and perceived walkability on physical activity in urban Canadians, revealing important gender differences.

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This research investigates how objective and perceived neighbourhood walkability together influence transportation and recreational physical activity in urban-dwelling Canadians.
Utilized data from 3,995 adults from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2016-2019).
Linked subjective experiences of walkability to objective walkability scores from the Can-ALE dataset.
Employed covariate-adjusted Hurdle models to assess associations and interactions between walkability types and physical activities.
Objective walkability showed a positive association with transportation physical activity (β = 9.39).
Perceived walkability also positively affected transportation physical activity (β = 5.53).
Among males, perceived walkability was associated with recreational physical activity (β = 8.13).
A synergistic effect of interaction was noted on transportation physical activity for males, while an antagonistic effect was observed on recreational physical activity.

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Frehlich et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e47250010ef96374d8e642 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27408-y

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April 19, 2026BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Objective and perceived neighbourhood walkability: population-average associations with transportation and recreational physical activity in urban-dwelling Canadian adults

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Authors

LFLevi Frehlich JLJustin LangUniversity of South Australia SPStéphanie A. PrinceGeneral / Preventive / Lipids

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Implication

Analyzing the influence of objective and perceived walkability on physical activity in urban Canadians, revealing important gender differences.

Key Points

This research investigates how objective and perceived neighbourhood walkability together influence transportation and recreational physical activity in urban-dwelling Canadians.
Utilized data from 3,995 adults from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2016-2019).
Linked subjective experiences of walkability to objective walkability scores from the Can-ALE dataset.
Employed covariate-adjusted Hurdle models to assess associations and interactions between walkability types and physical activities.
Objective walkability showed a positive association with transportation physical activity (β = 9.39).
Perceived walkability also positively affected transportation physical activity (β = 5.53).
Among males, perceived walkability was associated with recreational physical activity (β = 8.13).
A synergistic effect of interaction was noted on transportation physical activity for males, while an antagonistic effect was observed on recreational physical activity.

Cite This Study

Frehlich et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e47250010ef96374d8e642 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27408-y

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