Gina S. Lovasi|Kathryn M. Neckerman|James W. Quinn|Christopher C. Weiss|Andrew Rundle
Effect of Individual or Neighborhood Disadvantage on the Association Between Neighborhood Walkability and Body Mass Index
Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University|Columbia University
sought test whether association walkable environments lower body mass index bmi stronger within disadvantaged groups may particularly sensitive environmental constraintswe measured height weight diverse sample 13 102 adults living throughout new york city 20002002 participants home address geocoded surrounded circular buffer 1km radius composition built environment characteristics areas used predict bmi use generalized estimating equations indicators individual area disadvantage included low educational attainment low household income black race hispanic ethnicityhigher population density mixed land use greater transit access consistently associated lower bmi among education higher incomes among nonhispanic whites significant interactions observed education income race ethnicitycontrary expectations built environment characteristics less consistently associated bmi among disadvantaged groups pattern may explained barriers maintaining healthy weight encountered disadvantaged groups