The effects of community environmental factors on obesity among Korean adults: a multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study explored multidimensional factors related to obesity by dividing them into individual and environmental factors, and performed multilevel analysis to investigate community environmental effects.

Methods

Data from the 2011 and 2012 Community Health Surveys were used for the analysis. Community-level variables, constructed from various regional statistics, were included in the model as environmental factors. Respondents with body mass index (BMI)≥25 were defined as obese, and a multilevel logistic regression analysis was conducted to analyze individual and environmental factors related to obesity. Moreover, a stratified analysis was conducted to compare factors related to obesity between men and women.

Results

Of 337,136 samples, 82,887 (24.6%) wer

SUBMITTER: Yoon NH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4322521 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature