ArticleSSM - population health2017
Access and quality of parks and associations with obesity: A cross-sectional study.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Access to and availability of exercise facilities in Madrid: an equity perspective.International journal of health geographics · 2019Article
- Obesity risk in women of childbearing age in New Zealand: a nationally representative cross-sectional study.International journal of public health · 2019Article
- Associations between types of greenery along neighborhood roads and weight status in different climates.Urban forestry & urban greening · 2019Article
- Obesity and Urban Environments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- The Moderating Role of Social Neighbourhood Factors in the Association between Features of the Physical Neighbourhood Environment and Weight Status.Obesity facts · 2019Article
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Abstract
Public health is increasingly engaging with multi-faceted obesity prevention efforts. Although parks represent key community assets for broader public health, they may not be distributed equitably and associations with obesity are equivocal. We investigated park access and quality relative to deprivation and obesity with individual-level data from the Yorkshire Health Study. Compared to the least deprived areas, the moderately and most deprived areas had a greater park access and park quality in terms of features and amenities. However, parks in the moderately and most deprived areas also had the most safety concerns and incivilities. Although deprivation was associated with obesity, contrary to current policy guidance, both park access and quality appear less important for understanding variations in obesity within this study. Although sub-group analyses by deprivation tertile revealed that low quality park amenities in highly and moderately deprived areas may be important for understanding obesity prevalence, all other associations were non-significant.
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