Adult BMI and Access to Built Environment Resources in a High-Poverty, Urban Geography.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between BMI and access to built environment resources in a high-poverty, urban geography.

Methods

Participants (aged ≥35 years) were surveyed between November 2012 and July 2013 to examine access to common health-enabling resources (grocers, outpatient providers, pharmacies, places of worship, and physical activity resources). Survey data were linked to a contemporaneous census of built resources. Associations between BMI and access to resources (potential and realized) were examined using independent t-tests and multiple linear regression. Data analysis was conducted in 2014-2015.

Results

Median age was 53.8 years (N=267, 62% cooperation rate). Obesity (BMI ≥30) prevalence was 54.9%. BMI was not as

SUBMITTER: Tung EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5067168 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature