Open AccessAssociations of Neighborhood and School Socioeconomic and Social Contexts With Body Mass Index Among Urban Preadolescent Students
Author(s) -
Amy CarrollScott,
Kathryn GilstadHayden,
Lisa Rosenthal,
Adam I. Eldahan,
Catherine McCaslin,
Susan Peters,
Jeannette R. Ickovics
Publication year - 2015
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.2015.302882
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , social connectedness , body mass index , demography , multilevel model , obesity , psychology , preadolescence , gerontology , geography , medicine , developmental psychology , social psychology , sociology , population , pathology , machine learning , computer science
We examined independent and synergistic effects of school and neighborhood environments on preadolescent body mass index (BMI) to determine why obesity rates nearly double during preadolescence.