TY - JOUR
AU - Weiss, Christopher C.
AB - Purpose.To examine whether urban form is associated with body size within a densely-settled city.Design.Cross-sectional analysis using multilevel modeling to relate body mass index (BMI) to built environment resources.Setting.Census tracts (n = 1989) within the five boroughs of New York City.Subjects.Adult volunteers (n = 13,102) from the five boroughs of New York City recruited between January 2000 and December 2002.Measures.The dependent variable was objectively-measured BMI. Independent variables included land use mix; bus and subway stop density; population density; and intersection density. Covariates included age, gender, race, education, and census tract–level poverty and race/ethnicity.Analysis.Cross-sectional multilevel analyses.Results.Mixed land use (Beta = 2.55, p < .01), density of bus stops (Beta = −.01, p < .01) and subway stops (Beta = −.06, p < .01), and population density (Beta = −.25, p < .001), but not intersection density (Beta = −.002) were significantly inversely associated with BMI after adjustment for individual- and neighborhood-level sociodemographic characteristics. Comparing the 90th to the 10th percentile of each built environment variable, the predicted adjusted difference in BMI with increased mixed land use was −.41 units, with bus stop density was −.33 units, with subway stop density was −.34 units, and with population density was −.86 units.Conclusion.BMI is associated with built environment characteristics in New York City.
TI - The Urban Built Environment and Obesity in New York City: A Multilevel Analysis
JF - American Journal of Health Promotion
DO - 10.4278/0890-1171-21.4s.326
DA - 2007-03-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/the-urban-built-environment-and-obesity-in-new-york-city-a-multilevel-NtxZiq0qv0
SP - 326
EP - 334
VL - 21
IS - 4_suppl
DP - DeepDyve
ER -