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Neighborhood safety and green space as predictors of obesity children from low-income families in New York City among preschool
Preventive medicine, v 57(3), pp 189-193
01 Sep 2013
PMID: 23732240
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Abstract
Background. Neighborhood safety, green space, walkability, and sociodemographics may influence physical activity and childhood obesity.
Methods. Data on measured height and weight, demographic characteristics, and home ZIP code were collected from year 2004 enrollees in a means-tested preschool program in New York City. Each ZIP code was surrounded by a 400-m buffer and characterized using data from the US census, local government departments, New York Times website, and Transportation Alternatives. Linear and Poisson models were constructed using cluster robust standard errors and adjusting for child's sex, race, ethnicity, age, and neighborhood characteristics.
Results. Analyses included 11,562 children ages 3-5 years living in 160 residential ZIP codes. A higher homicide rate (at the 75th vs 25th percentile) was associated with a 22% higher prevalence of obesity (95% Cl for the prevalence ratio (PR): 1.05 to 1.41). A higher density of street trees (at the 75th vs 25th percentile) was associated with 12% lower prevalence of obesity (95% CI for the PR: 0.79 to 0.99). Other neighborhood characteristics did not have significant associations with childhood obesity.
Conclusions. Among preschool children from low-income families, neighborhood homicide rate was associated with more obesity and street tree density was associated with less obesity. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Neighborhood safety and green space as predictors of obesity children from low-income families in New York City among preschool
- Creators
- Gina S. Lovasi - Columbia UniversityOfira Schwartz-Soicher - Columbia UniversityJames W. Quinn - Columbia UniversityDiana K. Berger - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiKathryn M. Neckerman - Columbia UniversityRisa Jaslow - Administration for Children's ServicesKaren K. Lee - New York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneAndrew Rundle - Columbia University
- Publication Details
- Preventive medicine, v 57(3), pp 189-193
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- R01DK079885 / National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) R01ES014229 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) 5R01ES014229 / National Institute for Environmental Health Science; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars program; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) K01HD067390 / National Institute for Child Health and 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) K01HD067390 / 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)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000324011500008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84881611068
- Other Identifier
- 991020099679004721
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