Hamideh Zahedi, Leila Mohammadinia, Seyedeh Leila Dehghani, Sajjad Habibzadeh, Nasrin Kheibar
The association between health literacy and pedestrian safety behavior among adults: a cross-sectional study
BMC public health
although relationship residential food environments health outcomes extensively studied relationship body mass index bmi multiple food environments fully explored examined relationship characteristics three distinct food environments bmi among elementary school employees metropolitan area new orleans la assessed food environments around residential worksite neighborhoods commuting corridors study combined data three different sources individual worksite data action food retailer database dunn bradstreet us census tigerline files spatial hierarchical analyses performed explore impact predictors individual environmental levels bmi three food environments combined number supermarkets number grocery stores residential food environment significant association bmi 056 024 p 001 whereas number fullservice restaurants showed inverse relationship bmi 015 p 0001 commute corridor food environment found additional fastfood restaurant vicinity one kilometer traveled contributed higher bmi 080 p 005 adjusting factors statistical associations found bmi worksite food environment current study first examine relationship bmi food environments around residential neighborhoods work neighborhoods commuting corridor significant results found bmi availability food stores around residential neighborhoods commuting corridor adjusted individuallevel factors study expands analysis beyond residential neighborhoods illustrating importance multiple environmental factors relation bmi