A systematic review of neighbourhood economic context on child obesity and obesity-related behaviours.

ABSTRACT: Childhood obesity is of great importance given a third of children in the USA are overweight or obese. Previous research has examined neighbourhood economic context in relation to children's obesity and obesity-rated behaviours. However, different definitions and measures of neighbourhood context make it difficult to compare findings and make definitive conclusions. This review is to synthesize studies assessing the associations between neighbourhood economic context and children's obesity or obesity-related behaviours. The review included 39 studies investigating the relationship between residential neighbourhood economic context and children's obesity, dietary habits or physical activity after controlling for family-level economic status. Studies reported mixed results in the relationshi

SUBMITTER: Kim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10905974 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature