Hilly neighborhoods are associated with increased risk of weight gain among older adults in rural Japan: a 3-years follow-up study

Abstract Background Neighborhood environments have been regularly associated with the weight status. Although the evidence is mostly limited to adults residing in western urban settings, the weight status of older adults living in rural areas is also assumed to be significantly affected by their nei...

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Main Authors: Kenta Okuyama, Takafumi Abe, Tsuyoshi Hamano, Miwako Takeda, Kristina Sundquist, Jan Sundquist, Toru Nabika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-019-0174-z