Introduction
Methods
Source of Data
Variables
Outcome Variable
Statistical Analyses
Results
Study Population
At individual level | At neighborhood level | |
---|---|---|
Variable | Mean (SD) [min–max], N (%) | Min–max of the neighborhood level indicatorsa
|
Age | 55.4 (15.8) [18–98] | 46.3–65.0 |
Missing n
|
179 (1.8) | |
Gender | ||
Male | 4862 (49.8) | 41.5–58.1 % |
Missing n
|
171 (1.8) | |
Education | ||
Low | 3255 (33.3) | 9.0–61.5 % |
Secondary | 2277 (23.3) | 4.2–36.8 % |
High | 3845 (39.4) | 13.2–71.0 % |
Missing n
|
394 (4.0) | |
Income (self-classified) | ||
Low income | 1952 (20.0) | 1.0–43.2 % |
Middle income | 4958 (50.7) | 24.4–71.3 % |
High income | 2118 (21.7) | 4.9–70.4 % |
Missing n
|
743 (7.6) | |
Obesity | ||
Normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI < 25) | 4290 (43.9) | 33.0–59.5 % |
Overweight (25≤ BMI < 30) | 3783 (38.7) | 32.9–49.5 % |
Obese (BMI > 30) | 1299 (13.3) | 3.0–25.3 % |
Missing n |
399 (4.1) |
Neighborhood environment indicator | Neighborhood scores, mean (SD) [min–max] |
---|---|
Physical environment | |
Quality and availability of parking facilities | 5.42 (0.71) [3.13–6.94] |
Quality and availability of daily shopping facilities | 7.03 (1.44) [0.00–8.59] |
Reachability of facilities for daily use | 6.49 (1.04) [1.50–7.78] |
Traffic nuisance | 5.88 (0.87) [1.00–7.42] |
Quality and availability of green space | 5.93 (0.47) [4.67–7.50] |
Neighborhood aesthetic (cleanliness) | 3.89 (0.23) [1.67–5.00] |
Damage to physical environment | 5.33 (1.01) [2.50–8.19] |
Social environment | |
Social cohesion | 6.93 (0.59) [5.66–8.02] |
General nuisance by people | 7.67 (1.01) [1.25–9.27] |
General feeling of safety | 7.58 (0.79) [3.09–8.95] |
Thefts | 6.13 (0.95) [4.00–8.52] |
Nuisance by drunk people | 8.42 (1.12) [3.79–10.00] |
Relationship Between Neighborhood Environment Characteristics and Obesity and Physical Activity
Characteristic of neighborhood environmenta,b
| Overweight vs normal weight | Obese vs normal weight |
---|---|---|
Odds ratio [95 % CI]c
| ||
Physical environment | ||
Quality and availability of parking facilities |
1.10 [1.04;1.18] |
1.13 [1.03;1.24] |
Quality and availability of daily shopping facilities |
0.94 [0.91;0.97] |
0.94 [0.90;0.98] |
Reachability of facilities for daily use |
0.94 [0.90;0.98] |
0.92 [0.87;0.98] |
Traffic nuisance |
1.08 [1.02;1.14] |
0.91 [0.84;0.98] |
Quality and availability of green space | 1.08 [0.98;1.20] |
0.84 [0.73;0.97] |
Neighborhood aesthetics (cleanliness) |
0.81 [0.66;0.99] |
0.59 [0.44;0.79] |
Damage to physical environment | 1.01[0.96;1.05] | 0.94 [0.88;1.01] |
Social environment | ||
Social cohesion | 1.00 [0.92;1.09] |
0.78 [0.70;0.88] |
General nuisance by people | 1.05 [1.00;1.10] |
0.92 [0.86;0.98] |
General feeling of safety | 1.06 [1.00;1.13] |
0.87 [0.80;0.95] |
Thefts |
1.07 [1.02;1.13] | 0.95 [0.89;1.02] |
Nuisance by drunk people |
1.09 [1.05;1.14] |
1.08 [1.01;1.15] |
Characteristic of neighborhood environmenta
| Overweight vs normal weight | Obese vs normal weight | Overweight vs normal weight | Obese vs normal weight | Overweight vs normal weight | Obese vs normal weight |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio [95 % CI]b
| ||||||
Age category | 18 to ≤40c
| 40 to ≤65d
| >65e
| |||
Physical environment | ||||||
Quality and availability of parking facilities |
1.39 [1.19;1.62] |
1.66 [1.27;2.15] |
1.11 [1.02;1.23] | 1.11 [0.98;1.26] | 0.93 [0.82;1.04] | 0.93 [0.79 ;1.10] |
Quality and availability of daily shopping facilities |
0.86 [0.79;0.94] | 0.88 [0.77;1.00] |
0.94 [0.90;0.99] |
0.94 [0.89;0.99] | 0.98 [0.92;1.04] | 0.97 [0.89;1.05] |
Traffic nuisance |
1.23 [1.08;1.39] | 1.13 [0.92;1.39] |
1.10 [1.02;1.18] |
0.87 [0.79;0.96] | 0.92 [0.83;1.02] |
0.83 [0.71;0.96] |
Quality and availability of green space |
1.45 [1.15;1.84] | 1.25 [0.84;1.86] |
1.16 [1.01;1.33] |
0.80 [0.66;0.96] |
0.79 [0.66;0.96] |
0.71 [0.54;0.93] |
Damage to physical environment | 1.08 [0.97;1.21] | 1.03 [0.86;1.24] | 1.00 [0.94;1.06] | 0.92 [0.85;1.00] | 0.97 [0.88;1.07] | 0.89 [0.77;1.02] |
Social environment | ||||||
Social cohesion | 1.12 [0.91;1.37] | 0.96 [0.68;1.36] | 1.05 [0.94;1.17] |
0.72 [0.62;0.84] | 0.87 [0.74;1.01] |
0.80 [0.64;0.99] |
General nuisance by people |
1.19 [1.07;1.33] | 1.15[0.95;1.38] | 1.05 [0.98;1.12] |
0.87 [0.80;0.95] | 0.93 [0.85;1.02] |
0.85 [0.74;0.96] |
General feeling of safety |
1.19 [1.03;1.38] | 1.02 [0.81;1.29] | 1.08 [1.00;1.18] |
0.83 [0.74;0.93] | 0.92 [0.82;1.04] |
0.83 [0.70;0.98] |
Thefts |
1.19 [1.06;1.34] | 1.17 [0.97;1.41] |
1.08 [1.01;1.15] |
0.91 [0.83;0.99] | 0.96 [0.87;1.06] | 0.89 [0.78;1.03] |
Nuisance by drunk people |
1.26 [1.14;1.38] |
1.48 [1.21;1.80] |
1.07 [1.01;1.13] | 1.03 [0.95;1.12] | 0.94 [0.84;1.06] | 0.98 [0.90;1.06] |
Characteristic of neighborhood environmenta
| Overweight vs normal weight | Obese vs normal weight | Overweight vs normal weight | Obese vs normal weight |
---|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio [95 % CI]b
| ||||
Gender | Femalesc
| Malesd
| ||
Physical environment | ||||
Quality and availability of green space | 1.05 [0.91;1.22] |
0.74 [0.61;0.91] | 1.12 [0.97;1.28] | 0.95 [0.77;1.16] |
Social environment | ||||
Social cohesion | 0.91 [0.80;1.02] |
0.69 [0.59;0.82] | 1.09 [0.98;1.23] | 0.89 [0.76;1.05] |
General nuisance by people | 0.99 [0.93;1.07] |
0.87 [0.79;0.95] |
1.09 [1.02;1.16] | 0.97 [0.88;1.06] |
General safety feeling | 0.99 [0.91;1.09] |
0.81 [0.72;0.91] |
1.12 [1.03;1.22] | 0.94 [0.83;1.05] |
Thefts | 1.04 [0.96;1.12] |
0.89 [0.80;0.98] |
1.11 [1.03; 1.19] | 1.02 [0.92;1.12] |