Neighborhood Opportunity and Obesity in Early Adolescence: Differential Associations by Sex.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Though research indicates that certain aspects of adverse neighborhood conditions may influence weight development in childhood and adolescence, it is unknown if the Child Opportunity Index (COI), a composite measure of 29 indicators of neighborhood conditions, is associated with weight outcomes in adolescence. We hypothesized that lower COI would be associated with higher overweight and obesity in cross-sectional and longitudinal modeling in a national sample of 9 year olds and 10 year olds and that this association would be different by sex.

Methods

Using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study (n = 11,857), we examined the cross-sectional association between COI quintile and overweight and obesity in 9 year olds and 10 year olds. Additionally, w

SUBMITTER: Ertel KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12163984 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature