Are area-level socioeconomic inequalities in obesity moderated by neighbourhood greenery?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity is a public health priority. Limited research exists on the role of neighbourhood environmental attributes in mitigating these inequalities. However, it has been shown that neighbourhoods with more greenery tend to have lower levels of socioeconomic inequalities in non-obesity health outcomes. We examined whether neighbourhood greenery moderates the association of area-level socioeconomic status (SES) with waist circumference.

Methods

Data from 3,261 middle-aged and older adults who participated in a national cohort study conducted in Australia (2011-12) were used. The outcome was objectively measured waist circumference. For area-level SES, a composite index of disadvantage based on census data was used. We used two

SUBMITTER: Selvakumaran S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11568568 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature