Javad Koohsari

Neighbourhood built environment and cardiovascular disease: knowledge and future directions.

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Gavin R McCormack, Tomoki Nakaya, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2020  |  Nature Reviews Cardiology

Joint Associations of Leisure Screen Time and Physical Activity with Academic Performance in a Sample of Japanese Children.

Kaori Ishii, Kenryu Aoyagi, Ai Shibata, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Alison Carver, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Studies have shown the potential effects of sedentary behavior and physical activity on not only physical and mental health but al..

Social-ecological correlates of accelerometer-measured occupational sitting among Japanese desk-based workers

Satoshi Kurita, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Public Health

BACKGROUND: Although the main targets for reducing workplace sedentary behavior have been clarified, only a few studies have exami..

Differences in transportation and leisure physical activity by neighborhood design controlling for residential choice

Gavin R McCormack, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka, Christine M Friedenreich, Anita Blackstaffe, Francisco Uribe Alaniz, Brenlea Farkas

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Sport and Health Science

Neighbourhood environments and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: limitations and future directions

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2019  |  European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Association of Perceived Built Environment Attributes with Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Community-Dwelling Ambulatory Patients with Stroke

Masashi Kanai, Kazuhiro P Izawa, Hiroki Kubo, Masafumi Nozoe, Kyoshi Mase, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka, Shinichi Shimada

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

There is little evidence on how perceptions of the built environment may influence physical activity among post-stroke patients. T..

Assessing Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior under Free-Living Conditions: Comparison of Active Style Pro HJA-350IT and ActiGraph (TM) GT3X

Shohei Yano, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Suzanne Mavoa, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Assessment: A Laboratory-Based Evaluation of Agreement between Commonly Used ActiGraph and Omron Accelerometers

Shohei Yano, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Levi Frehlich, Gavin R McCormack, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Cognitive Function of Elderly Persons in Japanese Neighborhoods: The Role of Street Layout

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Tomoki Nakaya, Gavin R McCormack, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2019  |  American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias®

OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to examine (a) associations of two metric and space syntax measures of street layout with ..

Natural movement: A space syntax theory linking urban form and function with walking for transport

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka, Neville Owen, Takemi Sugiyama

Journal article  |  2019  |  Health & Place

Patterns of objectively assessed sedentary time and physical activity among Japanese workers: a cross-sectional observational study

Satoshi Kurita, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVES: To examine patterns of sedentary behaviour and physical activity, among Japanese workers with differing occupational a..

Walkable Urban Design Attributes and Japanese Older Adults' Body Mass Index: Mediation Effects of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

Mohammad Javad Javad Koohsari, Andrew T Kaczynski, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Ellen W Stowe, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2019  |  American Journal of Health Promotion

PURPOSE: The purposes of this study were to examine associations between objectively measured walkable urban design attributes wit..

Are Neighborhood Environmental Attributes More Important for Older Than for Younger Adults' Walking? Testing Effect Modification by Age

Rachel Cole, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Alison Carver, Neville Owen, Takemi Sugiyama

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Older adults are often considered more vulnerable to environmental factors than are younger adults. We examined whether the associ..

Population density is beneficially associated with 12-year diabetes risk marker change among residents of lower socio-economic neighborhoods

Jelle Van Cauwenberg, David Dunstan, Ester Cerin, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Neville Owen

Journal article  |  2019  |  Health & Place

We examined associations of neighborhood population density with 12-year changes in diabetes risk (post-challenge plasma glucose),..

Comparison of Older and Newer Generation Active Style Pro Accelerometers in Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Surveillance under a Free-Living Environment

Shohei Yano, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Levi Frehlich, Gavin R McCormack, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Background. Comparability of accelerometers in epidemiological studies is important for public health researchers. This study aime..

How Do Neighbourhood Definitions Influence the Associations between Built Environment and Physical Activity?

Suzanne Mavoa, Nasser Bagheri, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Andrew T Kaczynski, Karen E Lamb, Koichiro Oka, David O'Sullivan, Karen Witten

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Urban design and Japanese older adults' depressive symptoms

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Gavin R McCormack, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2019  |  Cities

Associations of local-area walkability with disparities in residents' walking and car use

Takemi Sugiyama, Rachel Cole, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Mary Kynn, James F Sallis, Neville Owen

Journal article  |  2019  |  Preventive Medicine

Research has examined spatial distribution of physical activity, mostly focusing on between-area differences by examining associat..

Can neighborhood design support walking? Cross-sectional and prospective findings from Japan

Yung Liao, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Shigeru Inoue, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Transport & Health

Comparison of two accelerometer generations in physical activity and sedentary behaviour surveillance among health care workers in free living environments

Shohei Yano, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Koichiro Oka

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH

Advantages of public green spaces in enhancing population health

Takemi Sugiyama, Alison Carver, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Jenny Veitch

Journal article  |  2018  |  Landscape and Urban Planning

Associations of neighborhood environmental attributes with adults' objectively- assessed sedentary time: IPEN adult multi-country study

Neville Owen, Takemi Sugiyama, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Nyssa Hadgraft, Adewale Oyeyemi, Ines Aguinaga-Ontoso, Josef Mitas, Jens Troelsen, Rachel Davey, Grant Schofield, Kelli L Cain, Olga L Sarmiento, Rodrigo Reis, Deborah Salvo, Duncan J Macfarlane, James F Sallis, Ester Cerin

Journal article  |  2018  |  Preventive Medicine

Activity-Friendly Built Environments in a Super-Aged Society, Japan: Current Challenges and toward a Research Agenda

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Tomoki Nakaya, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Cross-sectional associations of sedentary behaviour and physical activity on depression in Japanese older adults: an isotemporal substitution approach

Akitomo Yasunaga, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMJ Open

Local Food Environments, Suburban Development, and BMI: A Mixed Methods Study

Maureen Murphy, Hannah Badland, Helen Jordan, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Associations of neighbourhood walkability indices with weight gain

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka, Ai Shibata, Yung Liao, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Neville Owen, Takemi Sugiyama

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Physical Activity Environment and Japanese Adults' Body Mass Index

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Andrew T Kaczynski, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Tomoki Nakaya, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Are public open space attributes associated with walking and depression?

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Hannah Badland, Suzanne Mavoa, Karen Villanueva, Jacinta Francis, Paula Hooper, Neville Owen, Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2018  |  Cities

Walk Score (R) and Japanese adults' physically-active and sedentary behaviors

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Yung Liao, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2018  |  Cities

Cross-sectional and prospective associations of neighbourhood environmental attributes with screen time in Japanese middle-aged and older adults

Yung Liao, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMJ Open

Prospective Associations of Local Destinations and Routes With Middle-to-Older Aged Adults' Walking

Takemi Sugiyama, Ester Cerin, Mozammel Mridha, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen

Journal article  |  2018  |  The Gerontologist

Associations of sedentary behavior and physical activity with older adults' physical function: an isotemporal substitution approach

Akitomo Yasunaga, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Shigeru Inoue, Takemi Sugiyama, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMC Geriatrics

Associations of Neighborhood Environmental Attributes with Walking in Japan: Moderating Effects of Area-Level Socioeconomic Status

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Yung Liao, Koichiro Oka, Takemi Sugiyama

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Urban Health

Supermarket access, transport mode and BMI: the potential for urban design and planning policy across socio-economic areas

Maureen Murphy, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Hannah Badland, Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2017  |  Public Health Nutrition

Associations of street layout with walking and sedentary behaviors in an urban and a rural area of Japan

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Yung Liao, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2017  |  Health & Place

Indicators of a health-promoting local food environment: a conceptual framework to inform urban planning policy and practice

Maureen Murphy, Hannah Badland, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Thomas Astell-Burt, Georgina Trapp, Karen Villanueva, Suzanne Mavoa, Melanie Davern, Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2017  |  Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Built environmental factors and adults' travel behaviors: Role of street layout and local destinations

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen, Rachel Cole, Suzanne Mavoa, Koichiro Oka, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Takemi Sugiyama

Journal article  |  2017  |  Preventive Medicine

Prevalence and correlates of walkable short car trips: A cross-sectional multilevel analysis

Rachel Cole, Gavin Turrell, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen, Takemi Sugiyama

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Transport & Health

Associations of Perceived and Objectively Measured Neighborhood Environmental Attributes With Leisure-Time Sitting for Transport

Yung Liao, Takemi Sugiyama, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Shigeru Inoue, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Walkability and walking for transport: characterizing the built environment using space syntax

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Takemi Sugiyama

Journal article  |  2016  |  International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

A systematic review of physical activity and sedentary behaviour research in the oil-producing countries of the Arabian Peninsula

Ruth Mabry, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Fiona Bull, Neville Owen

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC Public Health

Discussion of "How to Have Sustainable Transportation without Making People Drive Less or Give Up Suburban Living" by Mark Delucchi and Kenneth S. Kurani

Billie Giles-Corti, Takemi Sugiyama, Hannah Badland, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Street network measures and adults' walking for transport: Application of space syntax

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Suzanne Mavoa, Karen Villanueva, Hannah Badland, Billie Giles-Corti, Neville Owen

Journal article  |  2016  |  Health & Place

Adverse associations of car time with markers of cardio-metabolic risk

Takemi Sugiyama, Katrien Wijndaele, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Stephanie K Tanamas, David W Dunstan, Neville Owen

Journal article  |  2016  |  Preventive Medicine

Neighborhood environmental attributes and adults' sedentary behaviors: Review and research agenda

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Shannon Sahlqvist, Suzanne Mavoa, Nyssa Hadgraft, Neville Owen

Journal article  |  2015  |  Preventive Medicine

Area-Level Disparities of Public Open Space: A Geographic Information Systems Analysis in Metropolitan Melbourne

Suzanne Mavoa, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Hannah M Badland, Melanie Davern, Xiaoqi Feng, Thomas Astell-Burt, Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2015  |  Urban Policy and Research

Neighborhood Environmental Attributes and Adults' Maintenance of Regular Walking

Takemi Sugiyama, Ai Shibata, Mohammad J Koohsari, Stephanie K Tanamas, Koichiro Oka, Jo Salmon, David W Dunstan, Neville Owen

Journal article  |  2015  |  Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

The influence of urban design and planning on physical activity

B Giles-Corti, S Foster, MJ Koohsari, J Francis, P Hooper

Book Chapter  |  2015

Public open space, physical activity, urban design and public health: Concepts, methods and research agenda

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Suzanne Mavoa, Karen Villanueva, Takemi Sugiyama, Hannah Badland, Andrew T Kaczynski, Neville Owen, Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2015  |  Health & Place

Mismatch between Perceived and Objectively Measured Land Use Mix and Street Connectivity: Associations with Neighborhood Walking

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Hannah Badland, Takemi Sugiyama, Suzanne Mavoa, Hayley Christian, Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Urban Health

Developing indicators of public open space to promote health and wellbeing in communities

Karen Villanueva, Hannah Badland, Paula Hooper, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Suzanne Mavoa, Melanie Davern, Rebecca Roberts, Sharon Goldfeld, Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2015  |  Applied Geography

Are park proximity and park features related to park use and park-based physical activity among adults? Variations by multiple socio-demographic characteristics

Andrew T Kaczynski, Gina M Besenyi, Sonja A Wilhelm Stanis, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Katherine B Oestman, Ryan Bergstrom, Luke R Potwarka, Rodrigo S Reis

Journal article  |  2014  |  International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Street connectivity and walking for transport: Role of neighborhood destinations

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Karen Elaine Lamb, Karen Villanueva, Neville Owen

Journal article  |  2014  |  Preventive Medicine

Associations of Leisure-Time Sitting in Cars With Neighborhood Walkability

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Andrew T Kaczynski, Neville Owen

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Activity-Friendly Built Environment Attributes and Adult Adiposity.

Takemi Sugiyama, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Suzanne Mavoa, Neville Owen

Journal article  |  2014  |  Current Obesity Reports

Physically-active and sedentary behaviors are determinants of adult weight gain and are associated with built-environment attribut..

Using Space Syntax to Assess the Built Environment for Physical Activity: Applications to Research on Parks and Public Open Spaces

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Andrew T Kaczynski, Gavin R McCormack, Takemi Sugiyama

Journal article  |  2014  |  Leisure Sciences: an interdisciplinary journal

Sedentary behaviour and health: mapping environmental and social contexts to underpin chronic disease prevention

Neville Owen, Jo Salmon, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Gavin Turrell, Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2014  |  British Journal of Sports Medicine

Association of Street Connectivity and Road Traffic Speed With Park Usage and Park-Based Physical Activity

Andrew T Kaczynski, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Sonja A Wilhelm Stanis, Ryan Bergstrom, Takemi Sugiyama

Journal article  |  2014  |  American Journal of Health Promotion

People living in hilly residential areas in metropolitan Perth have less diabetes: spurious association or important environmental determinant?

Karen Villanueva, Matthew Knuiman, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Sharyn Hickey, Sarah Foster, Hannah Badland, Andrea Nathan, Fiona Bull, Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Health Geographics

(Re)Designing the built environment to support physical activity: Bringing public health back into urban design and planning

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Hannah Badland, Billie Giles-Corti

Journal article  |  2013  |  Cities

Effects of access to public open spaces on walking: Is proximity enough?

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Andrew T Kaczynski, Billie Giles-Corti, Justyna Anna Karakiewicz

Journal article  |  2013  |  Landscape and Urban Planning

Public Open Space and Walking: The Role of Proximity, Perceptual Qualities of the Surrounding Built Environment, and Street Configuration

Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Justyna Anna Karakiewicz, Andrew T Kaczynski

Journal article  |  2013  |  Environment and Behavior

Does Urban Design Influence Physical Activity in the Reduction of Obesity? A Review of Evidence

Alpana Sivam

Journal article  |  2012  |  The Open Urban Studies Journal

Neighborhood Walkability in a City within a Developing Country

Sedigheh Lotfi, Mohammad Javad Koohsari

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Proximity to neighborhood public open space across different socio-economic status areas in metropolitan Tehran

S Lotfi, MJ Koohsari

Journal article  |  2011  |  Environmental Justice

Access to public open space: Is distribution equitable across different socio-economic areas

MJ Koohsari

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering

Analyzing Accessibility Dimension of Urban Quality of Life: Where Urban Designers Face Duality Between Subjective and Objective Reading of Place

Sedigheh Lotfi, MJ Koohsari

Journal article  |  2009  |  Social Indicators Research

Measuring objective accessibility to neighborhood facilities in the city (A case study: Zone 6 in Tehran, Iran)

Sedigheh Lotfi, Mohammad Javad Koohsari

Journal article  |  2009  |  Cities