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ArticlePreventive medicine reports2021

A longitudinal analysis of relationships between neighborhood context and underserved children's physical activity in a rapidly growing city.

Sarah S Rachal, William J Heerman, Evan C Sommer, Nina C Martin, Shari L Barkin

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Article in Preventive medicine reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01316653 (Growing Right Onto Wellness), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Growing Right Onto Wellness (GROW): Changing Early Childhood Body Mass Index (BMI) Trajectories

TypeinterventionalSponsorVanderbilt UniversityRan2011 to 2017Enrolled610ConditionsOverweight and Obesity, Childhood ObesityArmsGROW Healthier, GROW Smarter
3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Redlining, Community Wealth, and Air Pollution: A Tale of Three Cities-Boston, Nashville, and Detroit.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sarah S RachalVanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2209 Garland Avenue, Nashville, TN 37240-0002, USA.
William J HeermanDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, 2146 Belcourt Ave, Nashville, TN 37212-3504, USA.
Evan C SommerDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, 2146 Belcourt Ave, Nashville, TN 37212-3504, USA.
Nina C MartinDepartment of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville TN 37203-5721, USA.
Shari L BarkinDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, 2146 Belcourt Ave, Nashville, TN 37212-3504, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neighborhood context, which may be impacted by urban growth or residential mobility, is associated with childhood physical activity. This secondary analysis examined associations of objectively measured neighborhood characteristics with young children's moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary/rest time (SRT) over a period of rapid infrastructure change. Underserved preschoolers (n = 426) from a 36-month obesity prevention intervention were included in a secondary analysis (2019-2020). Based on household addresses, participants were coded as movers or non-movers and linked to four neighborhood variables: 1) distance to recreation sites, 2) annual crimes, 3) annual stray dogs, and 4) Gini index of income inequality. Accelerometry captured MVPA and SRT at baseline and 36 months. Baseline-to-follow-up neighborhood variables within moved and non-moved groups were compared. Multivariable regression assessed associations between follow-up MVPA/SRT and neighborhood variables. 45.3% of participants (n = 193) moved. Distance to the closest recreation site decreased significantly for non-movers (0.75 to 0.72 mi, p < 0.001). Nearby crimes significantly decreased for both groups (movers: 90 to 80, p < 0.001; non-movers: 77 to 74, p < 0.001) as did stray dogs (movers: 36 to 15, p < 0.001; non-movers: 36 to 18, p < 0.001). Neighborhood income inequality decreased significantly for movers (0.41 to 0.38, p = 0.03). Child MVPA minutes/day significantly decreased over time from median = 84.7 [Q1 = 64.1, Q3 = 103.9] to median = 73.6 [Q1 = 56.1, Q3 = 96.0], p < 0.001). No significant associations were detected between neighborhood variables and child physical activity. In a rapidly growing county, neighborhood context generally improved over time regardless of move status. Within this context, no associations between neighborhood characteristics and MVPA/SRT were detected in children.

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