Is neighbourhood obesogenicity associated with body mass index in women? Application of an obesogenicity index in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods

Health and Place

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-27

  Tseng, Marilyn ^a,b   Thornton, Lukar E ^a   Lamb, Karen E ^a   Ball, Kylie ^a   Crawford, David ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Food environment; Neighbourhoods; Obesity; Obesogenicity index; Physical activity environment

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN AREA; WOMENS HEALTH; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WALKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MARKET; MIDDLE AGED; NEIGHBORHOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; OBESITY; OBESOGENICITY INDEX; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SWIMMING POOL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WALKABILITY; WALKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESOGENICITY; PATHOGENICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; POVERTY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VICTORIA;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; VICTORIA; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906486524     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.07.012     Document Type: Article

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