Does growing up in a physical activity-friendly neighborhood increase the likelihood of remaining active during adolescence and early adulthood?
The results suggest that growing up in a physical activity friendly neighborhood increases the likelihood of remaining active during adolescence and early adulthood. Interventions should be implemented to ensure that children growing up in an unfavorable neighborhood do not fall behind at an early stage.
Authors
- Nicole M Probst-Hensch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8561-5976)
- Bettina Bringolf‐Isler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2893-2320)
- Kees de Hoogh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5974-2007)
- L. Suzanne Suggs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6084-5468)
- Jürgen Hänggi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8124-6018)
- Alain Dössegger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3528-8860)
- Bengt Kayser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9776-7501)
Institutions
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM (CH)
- Università della Svizzera italiana (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20373-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09
Funders
- Bundesamt für Gesundheit
- Bundesamt für Sport