Cardio-oncology & otherCross-sectional study
Neighborhood Walkability Is Associated With Lower Burden of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Cancer Patients
- Cross-sectional study
- registry-based
Authors' conclusion
Our findings demonstrate an association between neighborhood walkability and the burden of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors among patients with a medical history of cancer.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with a history of cancer (ICD-10-CM C00-C96), Houston Methodist Learning Health System Outpatient Registry, 2016–2022registry of 1,171,768 adults
- Participants
- 121,109 adults
- Exposure
- Neighbourhood walkability categories
- Outcome
- Any modifiable CV risk factor (hypertension, diabetes, smoking, dyslipidemia, obesity)
Main finding
Any modifiable CV risk factor
Adjusted odds ratio
0.84
95% CI 0.78–0.92
By group
Very walkable vs Car-dependent-all errands
adjusted OR 0.84 (95% CI 0.78–0.92)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Sensitivity analyses considering timing of events
- Similar results
Original publication
Neighborhood Walkability Is Associated With Lower Burden of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Cancer Patients. JACC CardioOncol. Published 7 May 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jaccao.2024.03.009
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it