1. Planning for health: a community-based spatial analysis of park availability and chronic disease across the lifespan.
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Besenyi GM, Kaczynski AT, Stanis SA, Bergstrom RD, Lightner JS, and Hipp JA
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Chronic Disease prevention & control, Female, Health Planning methods, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Missouri epidemiology, Residence Characteristics statistics & numerical data, Socioeconomic Factors, Spatial Analysis, Urban Population statistics & numerical data, Young Adult, Chronic Disease epidemiology, Public Facilities statistics & numerical data, Recreation
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the spatial relationship between park availability and chronic health conditions (CHCs) across age groups in Kansas City, MO. Multinomial logistic regression examined the association between having a park within one-half mile from home and the likelihood of having 0, 1, or 2 or more CHCs. Among respondents aged 40-59, those without a park within one-half mile from home were more than twice as likely to have 2 or more CHCs compared to respondents that had a park nearby. Parks may be an important protective factor for chronic diseases, especially among middle-aged adults among whom access to neighborhood recreational environments may be particularly important., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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