title: Neighborhood preference, walkability and walking in overweight/obese men.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate whether self-selection moderated the effects of walkability on walking in overweight and obese men.
  
  
  METHODS
  240 overweight and obese men completed measures on importance of walkability when choosing a neighborhood (selection) and preference  for walkable features in general (preference). IPAQ measured walking. A walkbility index was derived from geographic information systems (GIS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Walkability was associated with walking for transportation (p = .027) and neighborhood selection was associated with walking for transportation  (p = .002) and total walking (p = .001). Preference was associated with leisure walking (p = .045) and preference moderated the relationship between walkability and total walking (p = .059).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Walkability and self-selection are both important to walking behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. gnorman@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Gregory J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Norman
authors.forename: Jordan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Mara
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sallis
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.forename: Lawrence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Suneeta V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Godbole
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002755:Choice Behavior; D004779:Environment Design; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity; D050177:Overweight; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*