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dc.contributor.authorSanders, Tarenen
dc.contributor.authorAstell-Burt, Thomasen
dc.contributor.authorLonsdale, Chrisen
dc.contributor.authorFahey, Paulen
dc.contributor.authorFeng, Xiaoqien
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-13T03:29:30Zen
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-04T00:28:07Zen
dc.date.available2015-05-04T00:28:07Zen
dc.date.issued2015-04en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10620/16734en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10620/4104en
dc.description.abstractObjective: There is a growing belief that green space (e.g. parks) help prevent obesity. There is evidence of an inverse association between green space and childhood body mass index (BMI); however, the majority of these studies are cross-sectional. Longitudinal studies which track change in BMI across childhood in relation to levels of green space proximity would improve the quality of evidence available for decision making. Methods: Objectively measured BMI was obtained every 2 years between 2006 and 2012 for 4423 participants initially aged 6-7 years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). The LSAC is a nationally representative study on a range of health and socio-demographic measures. Using Australian Bureau of Statistics mesh block data, which classify small scale land areas based on the main usage, each participant was assigned an objective measure of green space availability within their Statistical Area (level 2) of residence. Gender-stratified multilevel linear regression was used to estimate BMI growth curves across childhood in relation to green space availability. Family income, Australian Indigenous status, mothers’ education, and language spoken were used to adjust for socioeconomic confounding. Results: Age was found to be an effect modifier of associations between green space and BMI for boys (P=0.005) and girls (P=0.048). As children grew older, an inverse patterning of BMI by green space availability emerged. These findings held after adjustment for socioeconomic circumstances for boys (P=0.009), though were less robust for girls after this adjustment (P=0.056). Conclusion: A beneficial effect of green space on BMI emerges as children grow older. However, there was little additional benefit after a modest amount of green space was met. Further research is needed to understand if the drivers of this effect are from age-specific mechanisms, or whether the benefit of living in a greener neighbourhood is accumulated through childhood.en
dc.subjectChildren -- Outcomesen
dc.subjectActivities -- Outdoor activitiesen
dc.subjectHealth -- Body size, BMI, Body imageen
dc.subjectHealth -- Obesityen
dc.titleGreener neighbourhoods, slimmer children? Evidence from 4423 participants aged 6 to 13 years in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Childrenen
dc.typeJournal Articlesen
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/vaop/naam/abs/ijo201569a.htmlen
dc.identifier.surveyLSACen
dc.description.keywordsgreen spaceen
dc.description.keywordsobesityen
dc.description.keywordsBMIen
dc.identifier.journalInternational Journal of Obesityen
local.identifier.id4619en
dc.subject.dssHealth and wellbeingen
dc.subject.dssChildhood and child developmenten
dc.subject.dssmaincategoryActivitiesen
dc.subject.dssmaincategoryHealthen
dc.subject.dssmaincategoryChildrenen
dc.subject.dsssubcategoryObesityen
dc.subject.dsssubcategoryBody size, BMI, Body imageen
dc.subject.dsssubcategoryOutdoor activitiesen
dc.subject.dsssubcategoryOutcomesen
dc.subject.flosseChildhood and child developmenten
dc.subject.flosseHealth and wellbeingen
dc.relation.surveyLSACen
dc.old.surveyvalueLSACen
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