ArticlePreventive medicine2014
Physical activity mediates the relationship between perceived crime safety and obesity.
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- Neighborhood Disorder and Obesity-Related Outcomes among Women in Chicago.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Gender-specific associations between perceived and objective neighbourhood crime and metabolic syndrome.PloS one · 2018Article
- Pathways through which higher neighborhood crime is longitudinally associated with greater body mass index.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe current cross-sectional study tests whether low perceived crime safety is associated with body mass index (BMI) and obesity risk and whether less moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) accounts for part of this relationship.
methodAdults (n=864) from a relatively low-income and ethnically mixed neighborhood in Salt Lake City UT (2012) were assessed for perceived crime safety, objective physical activity, and BMI measures.
resultsThis neighborhood had lower perceived safety than for other published studies utilizing this safety measure. In a mediation test, lower perceived crime safety was significantly associated with higher BMI and greater risk of obesity, net of control variables. Residents with lower perceived safety had less MVPA. Lower MVPA partially explained the relationship between less safety and both elevated BMI and higher obesity risk, suggesting that perceiving less crime safety limits MVPA which, in turn, increases weight.
conclusionIn this neighborhood, with relatively low perceived safety from crime, residents' low perceived safety is related to more obesity and higher BMI; lower MVPA among residents explained part of this relationship. If residents are to become more active in their neighborhood it may be important to address perceived crime safety as part of broader efforts to enhance active living.
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