ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2012
Identification of the appropriate boundary size to use when measuring the food retail environment surrounding schools.
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- Food environment research in Canada: a rapid review of methodologies and measures deployed between 2010 and 2021.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- The community and consumer food environment and children's diet: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2014Pooled it
- Association between the geospatial school food environment and nutritional outcomes among school children: a systematic review.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Review
- Islands in an Obesogenic Ocean: A Multiscale Spatial Analysis of School Neighborhood Food Environments in Michigan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- A Systematic Review of the Bibliometrics and Methodological Research Used on Studies Focused on School Neighborhood Built Environment and the Physical Health of Children and Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Availability and price of fruits and vegetables in the surroundings of food and nutrition public establishments.PloS one · 2023Article
- Food Environment around Schools: A Systematic Scope Review.Nutrients · 2022Article
- To Create a Safe and Healthy Place for Children: The Associations of Green Open Space Characteristics With Children's Use.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Objectively measured crime and active transportation among 10-13 year olds.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
- Pedestrian traffic safety and outdoor active play among 10-13 year olds living in a mid-sized city.Preventive medicine reports · 2018Article
- Undeveloped green space and free-time physical activity in 11 to 13-year-old children.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Article
- Associations between food environment around schools and professionally measured weight status for middle and high school students.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2014Article
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Abstract
This study included 6,971 students in grades 9 and 10 (ages 13 to 16 years) from 158 schools who participated in the 2009/2010 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study. Students provided information on where they typically ate lunch. The number of food retailers was obtained for six road network buffer sizes (500, 750, 1,000, 1,500, 2,000, and 5,000 meters) surrounding schools. Associations between the presence of food retailers near schools and students' lunchtime eating behaviours were examined using multilevel logistic regression. Comparisons of model fit statistics indicated that the 1,000 m buffer provided the best fit. At this distance, students with ≥3 food retailers near their schools had a 3.42 times greater relative odds (95% CI: 2.12-5.52) of eating their lunchtime meal at a food retailer compared to students with no nearby food retailers. Students who had ≥2 food retailers within 750 m of their schools had a 2.74 times greater relative odds (95% CI: 1.75-4.29), while those who had ≥1 food retailer within 500 m of their schools had 2.27 times greater relative odds of eating at food retailer (95% CI: 1.46-3.52) compared to those with no nearby food retailers. For distances greater than 1,000 m, no consistent relationships were found.
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