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Characterizing the neighborhood obesogenic environment in the Multiethnic Cohort: a multi-level infrastructure for cancer health disparities research

verfasst von: Shannon M. Conroy, Salma Shariff-Marco, Juan Yang, Andrew Hertz, Myles Cockburn, Yurii B. Shvetsov, Christina A. Clarke, Cheryl L. Abright, Christopher A. Haiman, Loïc Le Marchand, Laurence N. Kolonel, Kristine R. Monroe, Lynne R. Wilkens, Scarlett Lin Gomez, Iona Cheng

Erschienen in: Cancer Causes & Control | Ausgabe 1/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

We characterized the neighborhood obesogenic environment in the Multiethnic Cohort (MEC) by examining the associations of obesity with attributes of the social and built environment, establishing a multi-level infrastructure for future cancer research.

Methods

For 102,906 African American, Japanese American, Latino, and white MEC participants residing predominately in Los Angeles County, baseline residential addresses (1993–1996) were linked to census and geospatial data, capturing neighborhood socioeconomic status (nSES), population density, commuting, food outlets, amenities, walkability, and traffic density. We examined neighborhood attributes and obesity (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m²) associations using multinomial logistic regression, adjusting for individual-level (e.g., demographics, physical activity, and diet) and neighborhood-level factors.

Results

NSES was associated with obesity among African Americans, Latinos, and whites (p-trend ≤ 0.02), with twofold higher odds (adjusted odds ratios, 95% confidence intervals) for living in the lowest versus highest quintile among African American women (2.07, 1.62–2.65), white men (2.11, 1.29–3.44), and white women (2.50, 1.73–3.61). Lower density of businesses among African American and white women and lower traffic density among white men were also associated with obesity (p-trends ≤ 0.02).

Conclusions

Our study highlights differential impacts of neighborhood factors across racial/ethnic groups and establishes the foundation for multi-level studies of the neighborhood context and obesity-related cancers.

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Titel: Characterizing the neighborhood obesogenic environment in the Multiethnic Cohort: a multi-level infrastructure for cancer health disparities research
verfasst von: Shannon M. Conroy
Salma Shariff-Marco
Juan Yang
Andrew Hertz
Myles Cockburn
Yurii B. Shvetsov
Christina A. Clarke
Cheryl L. Abright
Christopher A. Haiman
Loïc Le Marchand
Laurence N. Kolonel
Kristine R. Monroe
Lynne R. Wilkens
Scarlett Lin Gomez
Iona Cheng
Publikationsdatum: 08.12.2017
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in: Cancer Causes & Control / Ausgabe 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0957-5243
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7225
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-017-0980-1

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Characterizing the neighborhood obesogenic environment in the Multiethnic Cohort: a multi-level infrastructure for cancer health disparities research