ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2009
Is there an association between spatial access to parks/green space and childhood overweight/obesity in Calgary, Canada?
Article in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association of greenspaces exposure with cardiometabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Pooled it
- The built environment as determinant of childhood obesity: A systematic literature review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022Pooled it
- State-of-the-art of measures of the obesogenic environment for children.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Pooled it
- Linking ecosystem services and human health: the Eco-Health Relationship Browser.International journal of public health · 2013Pooled it
- Impacts of Urban Blue-Green Space on Residents' Health: A Bibliometric Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Residential Proximity to Urban Play Spaces and Childhood Overweight and Obesity in Barcelona, Spain: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Neighborhood greenspace exposure as a protective factor in dementia risk among U.S. adults 75 years or older: a cohort study.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2022Article
- Investigating the Relationship Between Accessibility of Green Space and Adult Obesity Rates: A Secondary Data Analysis in the United States.Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi · 2021Article
- The Relationship of Urban Form on Children and Adolescent Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review of Canadian Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Green space access in the neighbourhood and childhood obesity.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021Article
- Virtual Reality Representations of Nature to Improve Well-Being amongst Older Adults: a Rapid Review.Journal of technology in behavioral science · 2021Review
- Built Environment and Childhood Weight Status: A Multi-Level Study Using Population-Based Data in the City of Hannover, Germany.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Associations between types of greenery along neighborhood roads and weight status in different climates.Urban forestry & urban greening · 2019Article
- Associations between Urban Green Spaces and Health are Dependent on the Analytical Scale and How Urban Green Spaces are Measured.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Chemical and non-chemical stressors affecting childhood obesity: a systematic scoping review.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2018Article
- Environments favorable to healthy lifestyles: A systematic review of initiatives in Canada.Journal of sport and health science · 2018Review
- Interrelationships Between Walkability, Air Pollution, Greenness, and Body Mass Index.Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2017Article
- Associations between green area in school neighbourhoods and overweight and obesity among Norwegian adolescents.Preventive medicine reports · 2017Article
- Obesity, diet quality, physical activity, and the built environment: the need for behavioral pathways.BMC public health · 2016Article
- An online tool for obesity intervention and public health.BMC public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe recent increase in childhood obesity is expected to add significantly to the prevalence of chronic diseases. We used multivariate multilevel analysis to examine associations between parks/green space and childhood overweight/obesity across communities in Calgary, Canada, a city characterized by intensified urban sprawl and high car use.
methodsBody Mass Index was calculated from measured height and weight data obtained from 6,772 children (mean age = 4.95 years) attending public health clinics for pre-school vaccinations. Each child's home postal code was geocoded using ESRI ArcGIS 9.2. We examined four measures of spatial access to parks/green space (based on Geographic Information Systems): 1) the number of parks/green spaces per 10,000 residents, 2) the area of parks/green space as a proportion of the total area within a community, 3) average distance to a park/green space, and 4) the proportion of parks/green space service area as a proportion of the total area within a community. Analyses were adjusted for dissemination area median family income (as a proxy for an individual child's family income) community-level education, and community-level proportion of visible minorities.
resultsIn general, parks/green space at the community level was not associated with overweight/obesity in Calgary, with the exception of a marginally significant effect whereby a moderate number of parks/green spaces per 10,000 residents was associated with lower odds of overweight/obesity. This effect was non-significant in adjusted analyses.
conclusionOur null findings may reflect the popularity of car travel in Calgary, Canada and suggest that the role built environment characteristics play in explaining health outcomes may differ depending on the type of urban environment being studied.
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