The Association Between a Neighborhood Adverse Childhood Experiences Index and Body Mass Index Among New York City Youth.

ABSTRACT: Background: The role of neighborhood factors in the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and body mass index (BMI) has not been widely studied. A neighborhood ACEs index (NAI) captures neighborhood environment factors associated with ACE exposure. This study examined associations between BMI and an NAI among New York City (NYC) youth. An exploratory objective examined the NAI geographic distribution across NYC neighborhoods. Methods: Data for students attending NYC public general education schools in kindergarten-12th grade from 2006-2017 (n = 1,753,867) were linked to 25 geospatial datasets capturing neighborhood characteristics for every census tract in NYC. Multivariable hierarchical linear regression tested associations between BMI

SUBMITTER: Schroeder K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11693955 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature