Assessing the built environment through photographs and its association with obesity in 21 countries: the PURE Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The built environment can influence human health, but the available evidence is modest and almost entirely from urban communities in high-income countries. Here we aimed to analyse built environment characteristics and their associations with obesity in urban and rural communities in 21 countries at different development levels participating in the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study.

Methods

Photographs were acquired with a standardised approach. We used the previously validated Environmental Profile of a Community's Health photo instrument to evaluate photos for safety, walkability, neighbourhood beautification, and community disorder. An integrated built environment score (ie, a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 20) was used to summarise this eval

SUBMITTER: Corsi DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11483223 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature