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Individual and socio-environmental determinants of overweight and obesity in Urban Canada
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Health & Place . Mar2010, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p389-398. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Abstract: Overweight/obesity represent a significant public health problem in Canada and abroad. The objective of this paper is to identify potential associations between overweight/obesity and individual as well as socio-environmental determinants. The data sources used are the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey and the Desktop Mapping Technologies Incorporated database. Geographical Information Systems are first employed to create neighbourhood-level variables such as neighbourhood walkability and fast food accessibility. Multivariate analysis is then applied to estimate the relative effects of individual- and neighbourhood-level risk-factors of overweight/obesity. Results demonstrate the important role of the built-environment after adjustment for demographic, socio-economic and behavioural characteristics. Findings support the rationale that reversing current trends will require a multifaceted public health approach where interventions are developed from the individual- to the neighbourhood-level, with a particular focus on altering obesogenic environments. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13538292
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Health & Place
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 47466796
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.11.011