Associations of neighborhood physical and crime environments with obesity-related outcomes in Jamaica.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether proximity and density of public open spaces, public parks, street connectivity, and serious and violent crimes were associated with Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC) within and across levels of urbanicity, sex and socioeconomic status (SES) in Jamaica, a small island developing state (SIDS).

Methods

Secondary analysis was conducted using data from the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2008 (JHLS II). All respondents were geocoded to area of residence in Enumeration Districts (EDs). Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were derived and multilevel mixed effects regression models applied to 2529 participants nested within 101 EDs from all 14 parishes in Jamaica.

Results

There was significant clustering across neighbor

SUBMITTER: Cunningham-Myrie C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8021199 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature