Built environmental profiles and children’s body mass index: A national data linkage study in Wales

Objectives This study aimed to identify environmental profiles of households with children across Wales and to examine the association between environmental characteristics and children’s weight status at ages 4 and 5. Methods Geographic Information System (GIS) metrics and environmental charact...

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Published in:	International Journal of Population Data Science
Main Authors:	Jo Davies, Rowena Bailey, Richard Fry, Rebecca Pedrick-Case, Gareth Stratton, Theodora Pouliou, Amy Mizen, Alan Watkins, Ronan Lyons, Lucy Griffiths
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Swansea University 2025-08-01
Online Access:	https://ijpds.org/article/view/3261

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