The moderating effects of greenspace on the association between neighbourhood disadvantage and obesity among mid-to-older aged Australian adults
Zhang, Beiou, Loh, Venurs ORCID: 0000-0003-1821-1087, Reid, Rebecca A, Nyanhanda, Tafadzwa ORCID: 0000-0001-6502-5645, Jamalishahni, Tara, Turrell, Gavin and Rachele, Jerome ORCID: 0000-0002-5101-4010 (2024) The moderating effects of greenspace on the association between neighbourhood disadvantage and obesity among mid-to-older aged Australian adults. Health and Place, 87. ISSN 1353-8292
Abstract
This study examined whether the association between neighbourhood disadvantage and obesity was moderated by quantity and quality of greenspace. The sample included 2848 mid-to-older aged adults residing in 200 neighbourhoods in Brisbane, Australia from the HABITAT study. Self-reported height and weight were used to calculate body mass index (BMI), neighbourhood disadvantage was measured using a census-derived composite index and greenspace was measured geospatially. We found evidence of moderation by park quality: lower average BMI at higher levels of park quality was shown in the Q3 rather than the Q1 (least disadvantaged) neighbourhood disadvantage group. The findings suggest that, for reducing socioeconomic inequalities in obesity, the quality of greenspace is imperative.
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Item type | Article |
URI | https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/48328 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103263 |
Official URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.10326... |
Subjects | Current > FOR (2020) Classification > 4206 Public health Current > Division/Research > Institute for Health and Sport |
Keywords | Brisbane, Australia, older-aged adults, park quality, socioeconomic BMI disparities |
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