Built Environment and Childhood Weight Status: A Multi-Level Study Using Population-Based Data in the City of Hannover, Germany
| Autor: | Christoph Buck, Thomas von Lengerke, Ulla Walter, Maren Dreier, Werner Maier, Yusheng Zhou |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
obesity
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis lcsh:Medicine 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Overweight Body weight Article Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Residence Characteristics Environmental health Germany medicine Humans overweight 030212 general & internal medicine Cities Child Weight status Built environment childhood walkability Body Weight lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Obesity built environment Geography Childhood Overweight Walkability Population based data Child Preschool medicine.symptom Childhood |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 2694, p 2694 (2020) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 8 International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(8):2694 |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | In recent years, built environmental characteristics have been linked to childhood overweight, but the results remain inconsistent across studies. The present study examines associations between several built environmental features and body weight status (BMI) z-score among a large sample of preschool children in the city of Hannover, Germany. Walkability (Index), green space availability, and playground availability related to preschool children&rsquo s home environments were measured using data from OpenStreetMap (OSM). These built environment characteristics were linked to the data from the 2010&ndash 2014 school entry examinations in the Hannover city (n = 22,678), and analysed using multilevel linear regression models to examine associations between the built environment features and the BMI z-score of these children (4&ndash 8 years old). No significant associations of built environmental factors on children&rsquo s BMI were detected, but the effect between green space availability and BMI was modified by the parental educational level. In children with lower compared to higher educated parents, a higher spatial availability of greenspace was significantly associated with reduced body weight. Future research should continue to monitor the disparities in diverse built environment features and how these are related to children&rsquo s health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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