title: Is the food environment surrounding schools associated with the diet quality of adolescents in Otago, New Zealand?
abstract: Using a sample of adolescents from schools in Otago, New Zealand, associations between food outlets around schools and dietary quality were investigated. Food outlet environment data were derived using GIS data. Multivariate regression analysis results showed that outlet density, in an 800m buffer around schools, of cafes and restaurants, supermarkets and takeaways was associated with higher Diet Quality Index scores in boys, and distance to nearest outlet for convenience stores, cafes and restaurants and supermarkets with lower scores for girls. Effect sizes were small, suggesting that the food environment around schools plays a minor role in adolescent diet quality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand. Electronic address: em_clark_25@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Emma M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: Cancer Society of New Zealand Social and Behavioural Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand. Electronic address: robin.quigg@otago.ac.nz.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quigg
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand; School of Healthcare Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 50300, Malaysia. Electronic address: wjeiin@fsk.ukm.my.
authors.forename: Jyh Eiin
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Cancer Society of New Zealand Social and Behavioural Research Unit, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand. Electronic address: rose.richards@otago.ac.nz.
authors.forename: Rose
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand. Electronic address: katherine.black@otago.ac.nz.
authors.forename: Katherine E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Black
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand. Electronic address: paula.skidmore@otago.ac.nz.
authors.forename: Paula M L
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Skidmore
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003132:Commerce; D057140:Fast Foods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D009753:Nutritive Value; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012574:Schools; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Diet quality index; Food choice; Food environment; Geographic information system adolescents