| Walkable communities and adolescent weight. | |
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PMID: 23332334 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: Neighborhood design features have been associated with health outcomes, including the prevalence of obesity. PURPOSE: This study examined the association between walkability and adolescent weight in a national sample of public secondary school students and the communities in which they live. METHODS: Data were collected through student surveys and community observations between February and August 2010, and analyses were conducted in Spring 2012. The sample size was 154 communities and 11,041 students. A community walkability index and measures of the prevalence of adolescent overweight and obesity were constructed. Multivariable analyses from a cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of 8th-, 10th- and 12th-grade public school students in the U.S. were run. RESULTS: The odds of students being overweight (AOR 0.98, 95% CI=0.95, 0.99) or obese (AOR=0.97, 95% CI=0.95, 0.99) decreased if they lived in communities with higher walkability index scores. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that living in more-walkable communities is associated with reduced prevalence of adolescent overweight and obesity. |
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Sandy J Slater; Lisa Nicholson; Jamie Chriqui; Dianne C Barker; Frank J Chaloupka; Lloyd D Johnston |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: American journal of preventive medicine Volume: 44 ISSN: 1873-2607 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Prev Med Publication Date: 2013 Feb |
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Created Date: 2013-01-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8704773 Medline TA: Am J Prev Med Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 164-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2013 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Institute for Health Research and Policy, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Health Policy and Administration, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: sslater@uic.edu. |
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