Is there an association between spatial access to parks/green space and childhood overweight/obesity in Calgary, Canada?
Open Access
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Vol. 6 (1) , 77
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-6-77
Abstract
The 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.This publication has 45 references indexed in Scilit:
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