Two‐Year Changes in Child Weight Status, Diet, and Activity by Neighborhood Nutrition and Physical Activity Environment

Saelens, Brian E.; Glanz, Karen; Frank, Lawrence D.; Couch, Sarah C.; Zhou, Chuan; Colburn, Trina; Sallis, James F.

doi:10.1002/oby.22247

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“…We observed that a low education level is a risk factor because of insufficient levels of cognition. Urban populations, especially the unemployed, retirees, students and full-time housewives, are more likely to become overweight and obese, which may be attributable to urban working conditions, for example, sitting in an office and living a fast-paced life as well as supermarket or fast-food restaurant availability 31…”

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated risk factors among adult residents of northwest China: a cross-sectional study

Song¹,

Liu²,

Han³

et al. 2019

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveOverweight and obesity have been shown to be related to multiple chronic conditions, leading to a heavy economic burden on society throughout the world. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity and determine potential influencing factors among adults in Xinjiang, northwest China.DesignA community-based observational study.SettingThe First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University.MethodsIn total, 14 618 adult participants (7799 males; 6819 females) aged over 35 years were recruited from the Cardiovascular Risk Survey conducted in 2010. Data were obtained from face-to-face interviews and physical examinations. The sample was used to estimate the prevalence of overweight (body mass index (BMI) 24–28 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI ≥28 kg/m2) in Xinjiang Province. Influencing factors were analysed based on statistical methods.ResultsIn Xinjiang Province, the overall prevalence of overweight was 36.5% (male 40.1%; female 33.4%), and the prevalence of obesity was 26.5% (male 27.2%; female 25.8%). The prevalence of both overweight and obesity were higher in women than in men (p<0.001). The main influencing factors for overweight and obesity were sex, age, race, marital status, education level, occupation, smoking, drinking, hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia (p<0.05).ConclusionsThis study estimated that the prevalence of overweight and obesity among adult residents of Xinjiang Province, northwest China, was high. These data suggest that efforts related to the prevention and control of overweight and obesity should be a public health priority in northwest China.

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Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated risk factors among adult residents of northwest China: a cross-sectional study

Song¹,

Liu²,

Han³

et al. 2019

BMJ Open

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“…The current findings show that the association between adolescents’ obesity and the built environment was not consistent across the three cities. Previous studies that examined this relationship have shown contradicting evidence [3,33,34]. All this suggests that the relationship between obesity and the built environment is not direct but rather influenced and mitigated by different individual, social and environmental factors [34].…”

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“…Evidence of the relationship between children and adolescents’ obesity and the built environment has been inconsistent across studies [29,30]. In some studies, lower Body Mass Indexes (BMIs) among children and adolescents were found to be associated with high proximity to green space and residential land uses [31,32,33]. However, other studies did not find associations between the built environment and obesity rates [3,34].…”

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The Relationships between Adolescents’ Obesity and the Built Environment: Are They City Dependent?

HaGani

Moran

Caspi

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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There is evidence that the built environment can promote unhealthy habits which may increase the risk for obesity among adolescents. However, the majority of evidence is from North America, Europe and Australia, and less is known about other world regions. The purpose of this study was to examine how the number of overweight and obese adolescents may vary in relation to the built environment, area socioeconomic status (SES), physical activity (PA) and nutritional home environment. We performed a telephone survey of 904 adolescents ages 15–18 from three different cities in Israel. The questionnaire included: reported PA, sedentary behaviors and nutritional home environment. Body Mass Index (BMI) was attained from records of Maccabi Healthcare Services (MHS). The built environment measures were calculated by Geographic Information System (GIS). Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify variables associated with adolescents’ overweight and obesity. The highest level of overweight and obese adolescents was in Beer Sheva (29.2%). The three cities did not differ in built environment characteristics, PA and sedentary behaviors. In Haifa, a more positive nutritional home environment was reported (p = 0.001). Boys, in all three cities presented higher rates of overweight and obesity (29%). After adjusting for covariates, adolescents’ overweight and obesity was associated with built environment measures only in a low SES peripheral city (OR = 0.72; 95% CI: 0.56–0.92), and positively associated with higher level of sedentary behavior in the total sample (OR = 1.23; 95% CI:1.03–1.47). This may imply a much more complex causal pathway between the built environment, SES and obesity than suggested in previous literature.

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“…Aspects of the physical environment, and change in that environment, have been related to higher PA 42 . The relationships of environmental variables to PA have generally been weak and at times confusing 43 …”

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Increasing physical activity among children and adolescents: Innovative ideas needed

Baranowski

2019

Journal of Sport and Health Science

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Two‐Year Changes in Child Weight Status, Diet, and Activity by Neighborhood Nutrition and Physical Activity Environment

Abstract: More walkable and recreation-supportive environments with better nutrition access were associated with better child weight outcomes and related behavior changes.

Cited by 23 publications

References 41 publications

Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated risk factors among adult residents of northwest China: a cross-sectional study

Prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated risk factors among adult residents of northwest China: a cross-sectional study

The Relationships between Adolescents’ Obesity and the Built Environment: Are They City Dependent?

Increasing physical activity among children and adolescents: Innovative ideas needed

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