Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:We examined the influence of neighborhood environment on the weight status of adults 55 years and older. METHODS:We conducted a 2-level logistic regression analysis of data from the 2002 wave of the Health and Retirement Study. We included 8 neighborhood scales: economic advantage, economic disadvantage, air pollution, crime and segregation, street connectivity, density, immigrant concentration, and residential stability. RESULTS:When we controlled for individual- and family-level confounders, living in a neighborhood with a high level of economic advantage was associated with a lower likelihood of being obese for both men (odds ratio [OR] = 0.86; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.80, 0.94) and women (OR = 0.83; 95% CI = 0.77, 0.89). Men living in areas with a high concentration of immigrants and women living in areas of high residential stability were more likely to be obese. Women living in areas of high street connectivity were less likely to be overweight or obese. CONCLUSIONS:The mechanisms by which neighborhood environment and weight status are linked in later life differ by gender, with economic and social environment aspects being important for men and built environment aspects being salient for women.
journal_name
Am J Public Healthjournal_title
American journal of public healthauthors
Grafova IB,Freedman VA,Kumar R,Rogowski Jdoi
10.2105/AJPH.2007.127712subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-11-01 00:00:00pages
2065-71issue
11eissn
0090-0036issn
1541-0048pii
AJPH.2007.127712journal_volume
98pub_type
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journal_title:American journal of public health
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1996-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.083311
更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1997-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1990-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2014-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of public health
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更新日期:1998-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1998-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1990-07-01 00:00:00