ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2012
Relationships between neighborhoods, physical activity, and obesity: a multilevel analysis of a large Canadian city.
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- The relationship of the local food environment with obesity: A systematic review of methods, study quality, and results.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2015Pooled it
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- The impact of the natural environment on the promotion of active living: an integrative systematic review.BMC public health · 2014Pooled it
- Obesogenic environments: a systematic review of the association between the physical environment and adult weight status, the SPOTLIGHT project.BMC public health · 2014Pooled it
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- The Impact of Physical Activity Restrictions on Health-Related Fitness in Children with Congenital Heart Disease.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Associations of neighborhood physical and crime environments with obesity-related outcomes in Jamaica.PloS one · 2021Article
- Racial Differences in Perceived Food Swamp and Food Desert Exposure and Disparities in Self-Reported Dietary Habits.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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- Associations between types of greenery along neighborhood roads and weight status in different climates.Urban forestry & urban greening · 2019Article
- A scoping review on the relations between urban form and health: a focus on Canadian quantitative evidence.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2019Article
- The Moderating Role of Social Neighbourhood Factors in the Association between Features of the Physical Neighbourhood Environment and Weight Status.Obesity facts · 2019Article
- Simultaneous evaluation of physical and social environmental correlates of physical activity in adults: A systematic review.SSM - population health · 2017Review
- Associations between green area in school neighbourhoods and overweight and obesity among Norwegian adolescents.Preventive medicine reports · 2017Article
- Associations of Neighborhood Crime and Safety and With Changes in Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.American journal of epidemiology · 2017Article
- Food Environments and Obesity: Household Diet Expenditure Versus Food Deserts.American journal of public health · 2016Article
- Time trends and sex differences in associations between socioeconomic status indicators and overweight-obesity in Mexico (2006-2012).BMC public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
In Canada, there is limited research examining the associations between objectively measured neighborhood environments and physical activity (PA) and obesity. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between variables from built and social environments and PA and overweight/obesity across 86 Ottawa, Canada neighborhoods. Individual-level data including self-reported leisure-time PA (LTPA), height, and weight were examined in a sample of 4,727 adults from four combined cycles (years 2001/03/05/07) of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Data on neighborhood characteristics were obtained from the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study (ONS); a large study of neighborhoods and health in Ottawa, Canada. Binomial multivariate multilevel models were used to examine the relationships between environmental and individual variables with LTPA and overweight/obesity using survey weights in men and women separately. Within the sample, ~75% of the adults were inactive (<3.0 kcal/kg/day) while half were overweight/obese. Results of the multilevel models suggested that for females greater park area was associated with increased odds of LTPA and overweight/obesity. Greater neighborhood density of convenience stores and fast food outlets were associated with increased odds of females being overweight/obese. Higher crime rates were associated with greater odds of LTPA in males, and lower odds of male and female overweight/obesity. Season was significantly associated with PA in men and women; the odds of LTPA in winter months were half that of summer months. Findings revealed that park area, crime rates, and neighborhood food outlets may have different roles with LTPA and overweight/obesity in men and women and future prospective studies are needed.
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