Associations between access to recreational physical activity facilities and body mass index in Scottish adults
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Associations between access to recreational physical activity facilities and body mass index in Scottish adults
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 (bus, car, walking, cycling) and the extent to which any associations were mediated by PA participation. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3444-8