Association between perceived neighbourhood characteristics, physical activity and diet quality: results of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

BMC Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-11

  Chor, Dóra ^a   Cardoso, Letícia Oliveira ^a   Nobre, Aline Araújo ^a   Griep, Rosane Härter ^a   Fonseca, Maria de Jesus Mendes ^a   Giatti, Luana ^b   Bensenor, Isabela ^c   Del Carmen Bisi Molina, Maria ^d   Aquino, Estela M L ^e   Diez Roux, Ana ^f   De Pina Castiglione, Débora ^a   Santos, Simone M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^f DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Food environment; Neighbourhood; Physical activity; Public health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 84992060915     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3447-5     Document Type: Article

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