Journal article
The Urban Built Environment and Obesity in New York City: A Multilevel Analysis
American journal of health promotion, v 21(4_suppl), pp 326-334
Mar 2007
PMID: 17465178
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Abstract
Purpose.
To examine whether urban form is associated with body size within a densely-settled city.
Design.
Cross-sectional analysis using multilevel modeling to relate body mass index (BMI) to built environment resources.
Setting.
Census tracts (n = 1989) within the five boroughs of New York City.
Subjects.
Adult volunteers (n = 13,102) from the five boroughs of New York City recruited between January 2000 and December 2002.
Measures.
The dependent variable was objectively-measured BMI. Independent variables included land use mix; bus and subway stop density; population density; and intersection density. Covariates included age, gender, race, education, and census tract–level poverty and race/ethnicity.
Analysis.
Cross-sectional multilevel analyses.
Results.
Mixed land use (Beta = 2.55, p < .01), density of bus stops (Beta = −.01, p < .01) and subway stops (Beta = −.06, p < .01), and population density (Beta = −.25, p < .001), but not intersection density (Beta = −.002) were significantly inversely associated with BMI after adjustment for individual- and neighborhood-level sociodemographic characteristics. Comparing the 90th to the 10th percentile of each built environment variable, the predicted adjusted difference in BMI with increased mixed land use was −.41 units, with bus stop density was −.33 units, with subway stop density was −.34 units, and with population density was −.86 units.
Conclusion.
BMI is associated with built environment characteristics in New York City.
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Details
- Title
- The Urban Built Environment and Obesity in New York City: A Multilevel Analysis
- Creators
- Andrew Rundle (Corresponding Author) - Columbia UniversityAna V. Diez Roux - University of MichiganLance M. Freeman - Columbia UniversityDouglas Miller - Columbia UniversityKathryn M. Neckerman - Columbia UniversityChristopher C. Weiss - Columbia University
- Publication Details
- American journal of health promotion, v 21(4_suppl), pp 326-334
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Number of pages
- 9
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000245289900006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-33947186672
- Other Identifier
- 991020112056704721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health