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Gender differences in impact of food stores in neighborhoods on children’s obesity status change: U.S. early childhood longitudinal study (390.4)
Author(s) -
Chen HsinJen,
Wang Youfa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.390.4
Subject(s) - odds , residence , obesity , demography , childhood obesity , zip code , odds ratio , environmental health , portion size , gerontology , geography , medicine , overweight , logistic regression , sociology , food science , cartography , chemistry , pathology
Objective: Examine influence of food stores in neighborhoods on children’s weight change by gender. Methods: Height and weight of a national representative sample of US schoolchildren were directly measured at 5th and 8th grades (n=7,090). Information of food store quantities in neighborhoods (supermarkets, convenience stores, takeaway restaurants) in the years of follow‐ups (2004 and 2007) was obtained from the US Zip‐code Business Pattern Data. Children’s weight status and neighborhood environment characteristics were linked via children’s residence zip code. Results: Mixed‐effect models showed that girls living in neighborhoods with 2 supermarkets had lower odds of becoming obese 3 years later (OR=0.44 [95% CI: 0.23‐0.83]) than did those living in neighborhoods without supermarket. Girls living in neighborhoods with more takeaway restaurants had greater odds of becoming obese 3 years later than those living in neighborhoods with 蠄1 takeaway restaurant (OR=4.45 [1.54, 12.83]). Decreased number of supermarkets in neighborhoods was associated with increased odds of obesity for girls (OR=1.68 [1.07, 2.64]). However, there was no significant finding for boys. Conclusions: Girls’ weight status change at the pubertal age, but not boys’, was associated with local food store environments. Grant Funding Source : NIH (R01DK081335‐02, R01HD064685‐02)