Do neighborhoods matter differently for movers and non-movers? Analysis of weight gain in the longitudinal dallas heart study.
The few available population-based longitudinal studies examining the link between change in neighborhood condition and weight change to date have only examined neighborhood changes generated by residential mobility. Applying a difference-in-difference analytic framework to data from the Dallas Heart Study (DHS), a multi-ethnic, population-based cohort in Dallas County, TX, we evaluated the relationship between changes in neighborhood condition and weight change for both movers and non-movers over an approximate seven-year follow-up period. We employed a novel measure of neighborhood condition based on property appraisal data to capture temporally consistent measures of change in neighborhood condition regardless of residential mobility. We observed an inverse relationship between weight change and change in neighborhood condition which was more pronounced for non-movers (1.9 fewer kilograms gained per 1-standard deviation improvement in neighborhood condition) than for movers (1.5 fewer kilograms gained per 1-standard deviation improvement in neighborhood condition).
University of Dallas, 1845 E. Northgate Dr., Irving, TX 75062-4736, USA. Electronic address: tleonard@udallas.edu.
Tammy
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Leonard
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-8830, USA.
Colby
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Ayers
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-8830, USA.
Sandeep
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Das
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-8830, USA.
Ian J
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Neeland
Division of Intramural Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10-CRC, 5E-3340, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: powelltm2@nhlbi.nih.gov.
Tiffany
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Powell-Wiley
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology*; D011157:Population Dynamics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012923:Social Class; D013781:Texas; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000208:ethnology*
Cardiovascular risk; Neighborhood environment; Obesity; Property appraisal