Open AccessNeighborhoods and Obesity in Later Life
Author(s) -
Irina B. Grafova,
Vicki A. Freedman,
Rizie Kumar,
Jeannette Rogowski
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.127712
Subject(s) - overweight , obesity , gerontology , demography , confounding , odds ratio , confidence interval , logistic regression , immigration , odds , medicine , built environment , environmental health , geography , sociology , civil engineering , archaeology , pathology , engineering
We examined the influence of neighborhood environment on the weight status of adults 55 years and older.