SynthesisObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2017
Influence of neighbourhood safety on childhood obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.
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- Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Dietary Patterns in Children Under 24 Months of Age: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- Maternal and early-life area-level characteristics and childhood adiposity: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2019Pooled it
- Environmental Determinants of Pediatric Obesity: An Epidemiological Review.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Social capital and obesity: a longitudinal study among older adults after relocation for poverty alleviation in China.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Development of the Respiratory System During Adolescence.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Mitigating child health inequalities through equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility school practices in Canada.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- "If children don't feel safe, they won't come back": A qualitative exploration of parents' perceptions of health coordinators in a family-based programme in socially disadvantaged communities.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Neighborhood Characteristics Related to Changes in Anthropometrics During a Lifestyle Intervention for Persons with Obesity.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Association between neighborhood environment and self-reported and objectively measured physical activity in Hispanic families.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of the Social Determinants of Pediatric and Adolescent Obesity.International journal of pediatrics · 2025Review
- The Association Between a Neighborhood Adverse Childhood Experiences Index and Body Mass Index Among New York City Youth.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2024Article
- The Built Environment and Childhood Obesity.Pediatric clinics of North America · 2024Review
- Barriers to Care for Pediatric Patients with Obesity.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Perceptions of control over different causes of death and the accuracy of risk estimations.Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health · 2023Article
- Racial and ethnic disparities in obesity and contributions of social determinants of health among boys with autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- The influence of neighborhood safety and built environment on childhood obesity: isolated and combined effect of contextual factors.Cadernos de saude publica · 2023Article
- Association of social capital with obesity among older adults in China: a cross-sectional analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Exposure to local violent crime and childhood obesity and fitness: Evidence from New York City public school students.Health & place · 2022Article
- Association between built environments and weight status: evidence from longitudinal data of 9589 Australian children.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2022Article
- Neighborhood built environment typologies and adiposity in children and adolescents.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Unsafe residential neighbourhoods are thought to be a risk factor for childhood obesity by discouraging physical activity while encouraging sedentary behaviours, but findings from cross-sectional studies are susceptible to selection bias (e.g. children who are obese disproportionately reside in unsafe neighbourhoods). A literature search was conducted in the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar for articles published until January 2017 that used baseline neighbourhood safety levels to predict future weight-related behaviours and body-weight status among children aged 17 years and younger. Twenty-two prospective cohort studies conducted in seven countries were identified. The median sample size was 1,104, and the median follow-up was 3.5 years. Sixteen studies used parent-reported and/or child-reported neighbourhood safety measures, and six adopted some objective measures (e.g. county crime rate and interviewers' block observations). The meta-analysis found that living in unsafe neighbourhoods was associated with a reduction in children's physical activity by 0.13 h week
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