UMass Chan Medical School Faculty Publications

Title

Combined measure of neighborhood food and physical activity environments and weight-related outcomes: The CARDIA study

UMMS Affiliation

Department of Quantitative Health Sciences

Publication Date

2015-05-01

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition | Nutritional Epidemiology

Abstract

Engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviors likely reflects access to a diverse and synergistic set of food and physical activity resources, yet most research examines discrete characteristics. We characterized neighborhoods with respect to their composition of features, and quantified associations with diet, physical activity (PA), body mass index (BMI), and insulin resistance (IR) in a longitudinal biracial cohort (n=4143; aged 25-37; 1992-2006). We used latent class analysis to derive population-density-specific ( < vs. > /=1750 people per sq km) clusters of neighborhood indicators: road connectivity, parks and PA facilities, and food stores/restaurants. In lower population density areas, a latent class with higher food and PA resource diversity (relative to other clusters) was significantly associated with higher diet quality. In higher population density areas, a cluster with relatively more natural food/specialty stores; fewer convenience stores; and more PA resources was associated with higher diet quality. Neighborhood clusters were inconsistently associated with BMI and IR, and not associated with fast food consumption, walking, biking, or running.

Keywords

Diet, Insulin resistance, Neighborhood, Obesity, Physical activity

DOI of Published Version

10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.01.004

Source

Health Place. 2015 May;33:9-18. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.01.004. Epub 2015 Feb 25. Link to article on publisher's site

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Journal/Book/Conference Title

Health and place

PubMed ID

25723792

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