Are environmental area characteristics at birth associated with overweight and obesity in school-aged children? Findings from the SLOPE (Studying Lifecourse Obesity PrEdictors) population-based cohort in the south of England

Are environmental area characteristics at birth associated with overweight and obesity in school-aged children? Findings from the SLOPE (Studying Lifecourse Obesity PrEdictors) population-based cohort in the south of England

Abstract Background Geographical inequalities in overweight and obesity prevalence among children are well established in cross-sectional research. We aimed to examine how environmental area characteristics at birth are related to these outcomes in childhood. Methods Anonymised antenatal and birth d...

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Main Authors: Sam Wilding, Nida Ziauddeen, Dianna Smith, Paul Roderick, Debbie Chase, Nisreen A. Alwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Childhood overweight
Obesity
Area indices
Greenspace
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01513-0

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