title: Street connectivity and obesity in Glasgow, Scotland: impact of age, sex and socioeconomic position.
abstract: This study investigated associations of street connectivity with body mass index (BMI), and whether these associations varied by sex, age and socioeconomic position, amongst adults in Glasgow, Scotland. Data on socio-demographic variables, height and weight were collected from 1062 participants in the Greater Glasgow Health and Well-being Study, and linked with neighbourhood-level census and geo-referenced data on area level deprivation and street connectivity. Results of multilevel models showed that, after adjustment for individual level covariates, street connectivity was not significantly associated with either BMI or BMI category; nor were there any significant interactions between age, sex or socioeconomic position and street connectivity.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy, Burwood VIC 3125, Australia. kylie.ball@deakin.edu.au
authors.forename: Kylie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lamb
authors.forename: Noemi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Travaglini
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ellaway
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002947:Cities / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014186:Transportation