Impact of built, social, and economic environments on adolescent obesity and related health behaviors

  • Prados, M. J., Nicosia, N., & Datar, A. (2023). Impact of built, social, and economic environments on adolescent obesity and related health behaviors. Obesity, 31(4), 1085–1094. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23682
  • This study investigated the impact of county-level, contextual influences on military-connected adolescents’ physical health outcomes such as body mass index (BMI). Specifically, adolescents’ built environment (e.g., access to fast food restaurants, recreational facilities), social environment (e.g., graduation rate, crime rate), and economic environment (e.g., median household income, unemployment rate) were examined. 1,111 adolescents with an active-duty parent selfreported their height and weight (used to calculate BMI and obese or overweight status), diet, and physical activity. Information on built, social, and economic environments was gathered via community surveys and county health rankings. Analyses were conducted using the full sample and 2 subsamples: participants who lived on a military installation for 2+ years (n = 682), and those who lived off-installation (n = 604). Overall, the built environment, but not the social or economic environments, was related to adolescent health outcomes.

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