ArticleSocial science & medicine (1982)2014
Does change in the neighborhood environment prevent obesity in older women?
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- From the Compact City to the X-Minute neighborhood: A Systematic Review of the Health and Wellbeing Impacts of Sustainable Urban Development Models (SUDMs) on Women.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Green space exposure on mortality and cardiovascular outcomes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021Pooled it
- Long-Term Exposure to Residential Greenspace and Healthy Ageing: a Systematic Review.Current environmental health reports · 2020Pooled it
- Area-Level Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adiposity among Older Adults: the Moderating Effect of Neighborhood Walkability.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026Article
- The impact of neighborhood environment and social interaction on the health of Chinese residents: empirical analysis from CGSS 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The Effects of Green Spaces and Noise Exposure on the Risk of Ischemic Stroke: A Case-Control Study in Lebanon.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Distance to Natural Environments, Physical Activity, Sleep, and Body Composition in Women: An Exploratory Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Neighbourhood Socioeconomic Processes and Dynamics and Healthy Ageing: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The social determinants of health influencing obesity for the aged in the Pakpoon community context: A qualitative study.International journal of nursing sciences · 2022Article
- A longitudinal examination of objective neighborhood walkability, body mass index, and waist circumference: the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Article
- The Effect of High-Density Built Environments on Elderly Individuals' Physical Health: A Cross-Sectional Study in Guangzhou, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Improvements in Neighborhood Socioeconomic Conditions May Improve Resident Diet.American journal of epidemiology · 2021Article
- The impact of life course exposures to neighbourhood deprivation on health and well-being: a review of the long-term neighbourhood effects literature.European journal of public health · 2020Review
- Long-term exposure to greenspace and metabolic syndrome: A Whitehall II study.Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2019Article
- Adiposity and changes in movement-related behaviors in older adult women in the context of the built environment: a protocol for a prospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Hilly neighborhoods are associated with increased risk of weight gain among older adults in rural Japan: a 3-years follow-up study.International journal of health geographics · 2019Article
- Can green space quantity and quality help prevent postpartum weight gain? A longitudinal study.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2019Article
- Walkable neighborhoods and obesity: Evaluating effects with a propensity score approach.SSM - population health · 2018Article
- Urban Green Space and Its Impact on Human Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Review
- Gender differences in the relationship between built environment and non-communicable diseases: A systematic review.Journal of public health research · 2018Article
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Abstract
Neighborhood environment is consistently associated with obesity; changes to modifiable aspects of the neighborhood environment may curb the growth of obesity in the US and other developed nations. However, currently the majority of studies are cross-sectional and thus not appropriate for evaluating causality. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of a neighborhood-changing intervention on changes in obesity among older women. Over the past 30 years the Portland, Oregon metropolitan region has made significant investments in plans, regulatory structures, and public facilities to reduce sprawl and increase compact growth centers, transit-oriented development approaches, and green space. We used geocoded residential addresses to link data on land-use mix, public transit access, street connectivity, and access to green space from four time points between 1986 and 2004, with longitudinal data on body mass index (BMI) from a cohort of 2003 community-dwelling women aged 66 years and older. Height and weight were measured at clinic visits. Women self-reported demographics, health habits, and chronic conditions, and self-rated their health. Neighborhood socioeconomic status was assessed from census data. Neighborhood walkability and access to green space improved over the 18-year study period. On average there was a non-significant mean weight loss in the cohort between baseline (mean age 72.6 years) and the study's end (mean age 85.0 years). We observed no association between neighborhood built environment or change in built environment and BMI. Greater neighborhood socioeconomic status at baseline was independently associated with a healthier BMI at baseline, and protected against an age-related decline in BMI over time. BMI decreases with age reflect increased frailty, especially among older adults with complex morbidities. Future research should consider the influence of the neighborhood environment on additional relevant health outcomes and should include measures of the social environment in conjunction with built environment measures.
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