Neighborhood and weight-related health behaviors in the Look AHEAD (Action for Health in Diabetes) study

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 312
• Main Authors: Gary-Webb, Tiffany L, Baptiste-Roberts, Kesha, Pham, Luu, Wesche-Thobaben, Jacqueline, Patricio, Jennifer, Pi-Sunyer, F Xavier, Brown, Arleen F, Jones, LaShanda, Brancati, Frederick L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 04.06.2010; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Body Mass Index; Child; Community life; Demographic aspects; Diabetes Mellitus - prevention & control; Distribution; Exercise; Feeding Behavior; Female; Health aspects; Health Behavior; Humans; Influence; Male; Obesity; Research article; Residence Characteristics; Restaurants; Socioeconomic Factors; United States; Weight Loss; Young Adult; United States

Previous studies have shown that neighborhood factors are associated with obesity, but few studies have evaluated the association with weight control behaviors. This study aims to conduct a multi-level analysis to examine the relationship between neighborhood SES and weight-related health behaviors....