Characterising urban green space density and footpath-accessibility in models of BMI.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:While exposure to urban green spaces has been associated with various physical health benefits, the evidence linking these spaces to lower BMI, particularly among older people, is mixed. We ask whether footpath availability, generally unobserved in the existing literature, may mediate exposure to urban green space and help explain this volatility in results. The aim of this study is to add to the literature on the association between urban green space and BMI by considering alternative measures of urban green space that incorporate measures of footpath availability. METHODS:We conduct a cross-sectional study combining data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing and detailed land use information. We proxy respondents' exposure to urban green spaces at their residential addre

SUBMITTER: Carthy P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7245785 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature