Associations between access to recreational physical activity facilities and body mass index in Scottish adults

Associations between access to recreational physical activity facilities and body mass index in Scottish adults

Abstract Background The aim of this country-wide study was to link individual health and behavioural data with area-level spatial data to examine whether the body mass index (BMI) of adults was associated with access to recreational physical activity (PA) facilities by different modes of transport (...

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Main Authors: Anne Ellaway, Karen E. Lamb, Neil S. Ferguson, David Ogilvie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Obesity
Physical activity facilities
Car ownership
Public transport
Neighbourhood
Neighborhood
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3444-8

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