The relationship between objectively-measured attributes of the built environment and selected cardiovascular risk factors in a South African urban setting

Abstract Background Evidence concerning the relationship between objectively-measured attributes of the built environment with cardio-metabolic risk in populations from lower- and middle-income countries is lacking. In this paper, we describe the association between the objectively-measured built en...

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Published in:BMC Public Health
Main Authors: Pasmore Malambo, Anniza De Villiers, Estelle V. Lambert, Thandi Puoane, Andre P. Kengne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Subjects:
Built environment
Walkability
Physical activity
Geographic information system
Accelerometer
Objective measurement
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5772-3

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