Journal article
Built Environment Change and Change in BMI and Waist Circumference: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), v 22(11), pp 2450-2457
01 Nov 2014
PMID: 25136965
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Abstract
ObjectiveTo examine longitudinal associations of the neighborhood built environment with objectively measured body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in a geographically and racial/ethnically diverse group of adults.
MethodsThis study used data from 5,506 adult participants in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, aged 45-84 years in 2000 (baseline). BMI and WC were assessed at baseline and four follow-up visits (median follow-up 9.1 years). Time-varying built environment measures (population density, land-use, destinations, bus access, and street characteristics) were created using Geographic Information Systems. Principal components analysis was used to derive composite scores for three built environment factors. Fixed-effects models, tightly controlling for all time-invariant characteristics, estimated associations between change in the built environment, and change in BMI and WC.
ResultsIncreases in the intensity of development (higher density of walking destinations and population density, and lower percent residential) were associated with less pronounced increases or decreases over time in BMI and WC. Changes in connected retail centers (higher percent retail, higher street connectivity) and public transportation (distance to bus) were not associated with changes in BMI or WC.
ConclusionsLongitudinal changes in the built environment, particularly increased density, are associated with decreases in BMI and WC.
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- Title
- Built Environment Change and Change in BMI and Waist Circumference: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
- Creators
- Jana A. Hirsch - University of MichiganKari A. Moore - University of MichiganTonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez - National Institute of Public HealthShannon J. Brines - University of Michigan–Ann ArborMelissa A. Zagorski - University of Michigan–Ann ArborDaniel A. Rodriguez - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillAna V. Diez Roux - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), v 22(11), pp 2450-2457
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- UL1-TR-000040; UL1-TR-001079 / NCRR; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) N01HC095164 / DIVISION OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Eye Institute (NEI) NIH 2R01 HL071759 / National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) T32HD007168 / EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) UL1TR001079 / NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) N01-HC-95159; N01HC- 95160; N01-HC-95161; N01-HC-95162; N01-HC-95163; N01-HC-95164; N01-HC-95165; N01-HC-95166; N01-HC-95167; N01-HC-95168; N01-HC-95169 / NHLBI; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) R21HL095165 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) 52319 / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000344849400024
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84911001767
- Other Identifier
- 991019168728104721
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- Endocrinology & Metabolism
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