Obesogenic neighborhood environment is associated with body fat and low-grade inflammation in Brazilian children: could the mother’s BMI be a mediating factor?
Mariana De Santis Filgueiras,
Milene Cristine Pessoa,
Josefina Bressan
et al.
Abstract:Objective:
To evaluate the direct and indirect effects of obesogenic and leptogenic neighborhood environments on body fat, and pro- and anti-inflammatory adipokines in Brazilian children.
Design:
Cross-sectional study. The body fat distribution was assessed using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Concentrations of leptin and adiponectin were measured. Four hundred meters (0.25 miles) road network buffer was the neighborhood unit used to assess the environmental characteristics arou… Show more
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