Role of access to parks and markets with anthropometric measurements, biological markers, and a healthy lifestyle

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Carlos Mena, Eduardo Fuentes, Yony Ormazábal, Gonzalo Palomo-Vélez, Iván Palomo
International Journal of Environmental Health Research, vol. 25(4), 2015 Jul, pp. 373-383

DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2014.958134

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Mena, C., Fuentes, E., Ormazábal, Y., Palomo-Vélez, G., & Palomo, I. (2015). Role of access to parks and markets with anthropometric measurements, biological markers, and a healthy lifestyle. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 25(4), 373–383. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2014.958134

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Mena, Carlos, Eduardo Fuentes, Yony Ormazábal, Gonzalo Palomo-Vélez, and Iván Palomo. “Role of Access to Parks and Markets with Anthropometric Measurements, Biological Markers, and a Healthy Lifestyle.” International Journal of Environmental Health Research 25, no. 4 (July 2015): 373–383.

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Mena, Carlos, et al. “Role of Access to Parks and Markets with Anthropometric Measurements, Biological Markers, and a Healthy Lifestyle.” International Journal of Environmental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 4, July 2015, pp. 373–83, doi:10.1080/09603123.2014.958134.

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@article{mena2015a,
  title = {Role of access to parks and markets with anthropometric measurements, biological markers, and a healthy lifestyle},
  year = {2015},
  month = jul,
  issue = {4},
  journal = {International Journal of Environmental Health Research},
  pages = {373-383},
  volume = {25},
  doi = {10.1080/09603123.2014.958134},
  author = {Mena, Carlos and Fuentes, Eduardo and Ormazábal, Yony and Palomo-Vélez, Gonzalo and Palomo, Iván},
  month_numeric = {7}
}

Background: This study examined the association between access to urban green spaces and markets with anthropometric measurements, biological markers, sociodemographic, and healthy lifestyle.

Methods: Geographic information systems were used to establish a correlation between environmental features and cardiovascular risk parameters. A total number of 832 (age range 18–74 years) individuals were selected for this study.

Results: Body mass index was significantly and positively related to the distance to parks (ρ = 0.079, p < 0.05), but negatively related to the distance to markets (ρ = −0.125, p < 0.05). In addition, waist circumference was similar and positively related to distance to parks (ρ = 0.097, p < 0.05) and negatively related to distance to markets (ρ = −0.092, p < 0.05). With respect to biochemical parameters, when there was an increase in the distance to markets, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol increased and glycemia decreased.

Conclusion: The results of this study suggest the importance of the role of environmental factors such as parks and markets in the development of cardiovascular risk.