Built environment and social environment: associations with overweight and obesity in a sample of Brazilian adults

Velásquez-Meléndez, Gustavo; Mendes, Larissa Loures; Padez, Cristina

doi:10.1590/0102-311x00078112

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“…In the most similar study published to date, Miranda and colleagues examined 1785 school‐aged children and found a stronger relationship between violent crime rates and measured BMI, compared with property crime rates . However, similar studies using objective measures in adult populations have typically examined homicide rates only, resulting in null findings . Our study distinguishes between 3 types of crime (violent crime, nonviolent property crime, and homicide), revealing notable differences in their associations with obesity and elevated BP.…”

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Police‐Recorded Crime and Disparities in Obesity and Blood Pressure Status in Chicago

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Wroblewski

Boyd

et al. 2018

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BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to examine associations between several types of police‐recorded crime (violent, nonviolent, and homicide) and cardiometabolic health (obesity and elevated blood pressure [BP]), and to determine if associations were modified by age and sex.Methods and ResultsWe analyzed cross‐sectional data (N=14 799 patients) from 3 primary care clinics at an academic medical center in Chicago, IL. Patient‐level health data were obtained from the electronic health record (June 1, 2014–May 31, 2015), including body mass index and BP, and linked to the City of Chicago Police Data Portal. Geocoded crime counts were aggregated to census tract and calculated as the annual crime rate per 1000 population. Generalized linear mixed models were used to assess obesity and BP status as a function of crime rate quartile, controlling for patient, clinic, and neighborhood characteristics. Median violent crime rates in each quartile ranged from 15 to 84 per 1000 population. Median age was 56 years (interquartile range, 38–72 years); 42% of patients were obese and 33% had elevated BP. Compared with patients living in the lowest quartile, patients living in the highest quartile for violent crime had 53% higher adjusted odds of obesity (95% confidence interval, 1.15–2.03) and 25% higher adjusted odds of elevated BP (95% confidence interval, 1.01–1.56). In subanalyses examining homicide, a relatively rare event, exposure was not associated with obesity and was inconsistently associated with elevated BP.ConclusionsIn a densely populated, high‐poverty region in Chicago, recurrent exposure to high rates of violent crime was consistently associated with obesity and elevated BP, but rare exposure to homicide was not.

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Police‐Recorded Crime and Disparities in Obesity and Blood Pressure Status in Chicago

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Wroblewski

Boyd

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“…Two Brazilian studies found an association between excess body weight and presence of parks and places for practicing sports 49,50 . However, the methodology used by these studies was different to that used by the present study and information on neighborhood characteristics was obtained from geocoded data rather than adults' perceptions.…”

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Nutritional status of urban adolescents: individual, household and neighborhood factors based on data from The BH Health Study

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“…The dietary environment and the pattern of food purchase are still little explored in Brazil 21,29,40 . Therefore, some comparisons cannot be made due to the lack of data referring to the subject.…”

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A influência dos locais de refeição e de aquisição de alimentos no consumo de frutas e hortaliças por adultos no município de São Paulo

Maziero

Jaime

Duran

2017

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

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Introduction: Despite the increased consumption of fruits and vegetables in the Brazilian population, a great proportion of people do not meet the recommendations. Purchasing sites associated with fruit and vegetable consumption has not been widely explored. Objective: To explore the association between fruit and vegetable purchasing and consumption sites and the consumption of these foods among adults living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 2 thousand individuals living in the city of São Paulo, aged between 20 and 59 years, participants of the "Obesogenic Environment Study in São Paulo". The outcome was fruit and vegetable consumption measured by weekly consumption. Exposure variables included purchasing sites (supermarkets, open-air food markets, fruit and vegetable specialized markets, and corner stores) and consumption sites (full service restaurants and fast food restaurants). Results: The sample comprises women (52.3%) aged between 25 and 34 years (30.2%), with at least 8 years of schooling (42.8%) receiving 2 to 5 minimum wages (34.6%). Demographic and socioeconomic variables showed association with regular consumption of fruits and vegetables (p < 0.05). The regular consumption of meals in full service restaurant was associated with vegetables consumption. The regular consumption of meals in fast-food restaurants was not associated with vegetables consumption. Food purchasing sites were not associated with fruit or vegetable consumption. Conclusion: The choice of restaurant type was associated with vegetable consumption. In the studied population, food purchasing sites were not associated with fruit or vegetable consumption.

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Built environment and social environment: associations with overweight and obesity in a sample of Brazilian adults

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Cited by 32 publications

References 44 publications

Police‐Recorded Crime and Disparities in Obesity and Blood Pressure Status in Chicago

Police‐Recorded Crime and Disparities in Obesity and Blood Pressure Status in Chicago

Nutritional status of urban adolescents: individual, household and neighborhood factors based on data from The BH Health Study

A influência dos locais de refeição e de aquisição de alimentos no consumo de frutas e hortaliças por adultos no município de São Paulo

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