| Neighborhoods and obesity in New York City. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20106710 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Recent studies reveal disparities in neighborhood access to food and fitness facilities, particularly in US cities; but few studies assess the effects of multiple neighborhood factors on obesity. This study measured the multilevel relations between neighborhood food availability, opportunities and barriers for physical activity, income and racial composition with obesity (BMI> or =30 kg/m(2)) in New York City, controlling for individual-level factors. Obesity rates varied widely between neighborhoods, ranging from 6.8% to 31.7%. Obesity was significantly (p<0.01) associated with neighborhood-level factors, particularly the availability of supermarkets and food stores, fitness facilities, percent of commercial land use and area income. These findings are consistent with the growing literature showing that area income and availability of food and physical activity resources are related to obesity. |
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Authors:
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Jennifer L Black; James Macinko; L Beth Dixon; George E Fryer |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article Date: 2010-01-07 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health & place Volume: 16 ISSN: 1873-2054 ISO Abbreviation: Health Place Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-09 Completed Date: 2010-06-08 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9510067 Medline TA: Health Place Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 489-99 Citation Subset: T |
Copyright Information:
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Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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University of British Columbia, Food, Nutrition and Health, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Vancouver, Canada. j.black@ubc.ca |
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Adult Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Exercise Female Food Supply Humans Male Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis New York City / epidemiology Obesity / epidemiology* Poverty Regression Analysis Residence Characteristics* Risk Factors Small-Area Analysis Socioeconomic Factors |
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