Relationship between green space near schools with physical activity and body mass index in portuguese adolescents

Authors

  • Juliana Melo Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Desporto Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física, Saúde e Lazer, Porto, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0127-5340
  • Ana Isabel Ribeiro Universidade do Porto, Instituto de Saúde Pública, EPIUnit, Porto, Portugal. Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health, Porto, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6962
  • Dra. Andreia Isabel Pizarro Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Desporto Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física, Saúde e Lazer, Porto, Portugal. Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health, Porto, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6518-5569
  • Dra. Maria Paula Santos Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Desporto Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física, Saúde e Lazer, Porto, Portugal. Universidade do Porto, Instituto de Saúde Pública, EPIUnit, Porto, Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2182-9841

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12820/rbafs.27e0291

Keywords:

Health, Obesity, Parks, Vegetation

Abstract

Our aim was to determine the relationship between urban green spaces (UGS) number and greenness amount close to school with physical activity (PA) and body mass index (BMI) of adolescents. Participants (n = 194, aged 13–18 years) were recruited in 75 public secondary schools in the Porto Metropolitan Area. We used a self administered questionnaire to obtain information on height, weight, age and sex. PA levels were assessed using accelerometers. UGS number and greenness amount were measured using network buffers by 300, 500, 1000 and 1500 meters around each school, through geographic information system and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), respectively. Multilevel regressions were fitted to each green indicator individually. Multilevel models without adjustment showed a direct relationship between PA and NDVI [B = 118.14; 95%CI: 20.71, 215.57] and inverse relationship between PA and UGS number [B = -5.95; 95%CI: -10.06, -1.83] at 300 meters. Multilevel models with adjustment for socioeconomic deprivation showed a direct relationship between BMI and NDVI [B = 83.41; 95%CI: 30.84, 135.98] at 500 meters and a direct relationship between BMI and NDVI [B = 61.68; 95%CI: 3.07, 120.29] at 1000 meters. The present investigation does not support the idea that UGS number and the NDVI close to school promote PA and metabolic health in adolescents, as the results proved to be inconsistent and dependent on the distance threshold used to define geographic proximity.

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Melo J, Ribeiro AI, Pizarro AI, Santos MP. Relationship between green space near schools with physical activity and body mass index in portuguese adolescents. Rev. Bras. Ativ. Fís. Saúde [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 21 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];27:1-9. Available from: https://rbafs.org.br/RBAFS/article/view/14698

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