Park Density Impacts Weight Change in a Behavioral Intervention for Overweight Rural Youth.
Park Density Impacts Weight Change in a Behavioral Intervention for Overweight Rural Youth.
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DOI：
10.1080/08964289.2015.1029428
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2015
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Janicke DM
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作者：
Armstrong B;Lim CS;Janicke DM
目前，超过30%的青少年超重或肥胖。进入公园和娱乐设施的机会有限与缺乏体育活动和肥胖有关。环境因素也可能影响儿科体重管理干预措施的有效性。大多数关于建筑环境和儿童体重状况的研究都是在城市环境中进行的，尽管与城市同龄人相比，农村儿童超重和肥胖的比例过高。本研究调查了93名超重农村青年（8-14岁）的公园密度和体重变化之间的关系，这些超重农村青年参加了一项随机对照试验，该试验旨在检查行为家庭体重管理干预的有效性。结果显示，在行为家庭体重管理干预中，随着时间的推移，公园密度的增加与BMI z评分的降低有关，但在等待名单对照组中则无关。在农村社区，重要的是要考虑到环境背景下设计预防和治疗方案解决儿童肥胖。
Currently, over 30% of youth are overweight or obese. Limited access to parks and recreational facilities is related to physical inactivity and obesity. Environmental factors may also impact the effectiveness of pediatric weight management interventions. Most research concerning the built environment and child weight status has been conducted in urban settings, despite rural children being disproportionately overweight and obese compared to their urban peers. The current study examined the relationship between park density and weight change among 93 overweight rural youth (ages 8-14) participating in a randomized controlled trial examining the effectiveness of a behavioral family weight management intervention. Results revealed that increased park density was associated with decreases in BMI z-score over time for youth in the behavioral family weight management intervention, but not those in the wait-list control group. In rural communities it is important to consider the environmental context when designing prevention and treatment programs addressing childhood obesity.