ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2016
Urban Park Development and Pediatric Obesity Rates: A Quasi-Experiment Using Electronic Health Record Data.
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- Association of greenspaces exposure with cardiometabolic risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Infrastructure, policy and regulatory interventions to increase physical activity to prevent cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled 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
- Systematic Review of Natural Experiments for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control.American journal of preventive medicine · 2019Pooled it
- The Association of Knowledge, Attitudes and Access with Park Use before and after a Park-Prescription Intervention for Low-Income Families in the U.S.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Urban park system on public health: underlying driving mechanism and planning thinking.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Association of neighborhood parks with child health in the United States.Preventive medicine · 2020Article
- Segmenting Young Adult University Student's Eating Behaviour: A Theory-Informed Approach.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Neighborhood Built and Social Environments and Change in Weight Status over the Summer in Low-Income Elementary School Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
introductionChildhood obesity affects ~20% of children in the United States. Environmental influences, such as parks, are linked with increased physical activity (PA).
objectiveTo examine whether changes in Body Mass Index (BMI) z-score were associated with construction of a new park.
methodsA quasi-experimental design was used to determine whether living in proximity of a park was associated with a reduction in BMI z-score. Children were selected from health clinics within an 11 mile radius of the park. A repeated-measure ANOVA was employed for analysis of the relationship between exposure (new park) and BMI z-score.
resultsParticipants were 1443 (median age 10.3 range (2-17.9 years), BMI: z-score 0.84 ± 1.09) African American (77.4%) adolescents. Change in BMI z-score was not statistically different for children living at different distances from the park after controlling for age, gender, race, ethnicity, or payer type (p = 0.4482). We did observe a small 0.03 increase in BMI z-score from pre- to post-park (p = 0.0007). There was a significant positive association between child's baseline age and BMI z-score (p < 0.001).
conclusionsThis study found proximity to a park was not associated with reductions in BMI z-score. Additional efforts to understand the complex relationship between park proximity, access, and PA are warranted.
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