Associations between Safety from Crime, Cycling, and Obesity in a Dutch Elderly Population
Results from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam
This study provided indications of the negative association between cycling and crime rates in low socio-economic status neighbourhoods. Interventions aiming to increase physical activity or to prevent obesity in older people may
consider aiming at increasing bicycle use in lower socio-economic status neighbourhoods, but such interventions should consider neighbourhood safety issues.
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Kremers, S.P.J., De Bruijn, G.J., Visscher, T.L.S., Deeg, D.J.H., Thomése, G.C.F., Visser, M., Van Mechelen, W., Brug, J. (2012). Associations between Safety from Crime, Cycling, and Obesity in a Dutch Elderly Population: Results from the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam. Journal of Environmental and Public Health,article ID 127857, 1-6
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