title: Spatial and Census Data to Evaluate Obese Persons and their Environment (SCOPE).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the built environment and its relationship to BMI for individuals in eastern Idaho.
  
  
  METHODS
  Geospatial analyses were coupled to demographic data of adult individuals. ArcGIS Community Analyst was used to compare demographics relative to median BMI.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For every kilometer increase in distance to prepared food sites, BMI went down by 1.3% and every kilometer increase in distance to green space, BMI went down by 0.8% (p < .001). For every kilometer increase in distance to trails, BMI went up by 1.5%. No other built environment variables had a statistically significant association with BMI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The distance to prepared foods and trails was associated with expected changes in BMI. Conversely, increased distance to green space was associated with a lower BMI.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA. niesmary@isu.edu.
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nies
authors.affiliation: Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA.
authors.forename: Keith T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.affiliation: College of Business, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA.
authors.forename: Teri
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: Department of Geosciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA.
authors.forename: Kindra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Serr
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Idaho State University, Pocatello ID, USA.
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA.
authors.forename: Wei Yean
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA.
authors.forename: Rex
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Force
mesh_terms: D019352:Censuses; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D004779:Environment Design / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007061:Idaho / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D062206:Spatial Analysis; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data