Housing, neighbourhood and sociodemographic associations with adult levels of physical activity and adiposity: baseline findings from the ENABLE London study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The neighbourhood environment is increasingly shown to be an important correlate of health. We assessed associations between housing tenure, neighbourhood perceptions, sociodemographic factors and levels of physical activity (PA) and adiposity among adults seeking housing in East Village (formerly London 2012 Olympic/Paralympic Games Athletes' Village).

Setting

Cross-sectional analysis of adults seeking social, intermediate and market-rent housing in East Village.

Participants

1278 participants took part in the study (58% female). Complete data on adiposity (body mass index (BMI) and fat mass %) were available for 1240 participants (97%); of these, a subset of 1107 participants (89%) met the inclusion criteria for analyses of accelerometer-based measurement

SUBMITTER: Nightingale CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6104748 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature