Simulating the Impact of Crime on African American Women's Physical Activity and Obesity.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to quantify the impact of crime on physical activity location accessibility, leisure-time physical activity (LTPA), and obesity among African American women. METHODS:An agent-based model was developed in 2016 to represent resource-limited Washington, DC, communities and their populations to simulate the impact of crime on LTPA and obesity among African American women under different circumstances. RESULTS:Data analysis conducted between 2016 and 2017 found that in the baseline scenario, African American women had a 25% probability of exercising. Reducing crime so more physical activity locations were accessible (increasing from 10% to 50%) decreased the annual rise in obesity prevalence by 2.69%. Increasing the probability of African American women

SUBMITTER: Powell-Wiley TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5705259 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature