Mediating role of energy-balance related behaviors in the association of neighborhood socio-economic status and residential area density with BMI: The SPOTLIGHT study

Sofie Compernolle; Jean Michel Oppert; Joreintje D. Mackenbach; Jeroen Lakerveld; Helene Charreire; Ketevan Glonti; Helga Bardos; Harry Rutter; Katrien De Cocker; Greet Cardon; Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.01.005

Mediating role of energy-balance related behaviors in the association of neighborhood socio-economic status and residential area density with BMI: The SPOTLIGHT study

Sofie Compernolle, Jean Michel Oppert, Joreintje D. Mackenbach, Jeroen Lakerveld, Helene Charreire, Ketevan Glonti, Helga Bardos, Harry Rutter, Katrien De Cocker, Greet Cardon, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the mediating effects of energy-balance related behaviors on the association of neighborhood socio-economic status (SES) and neighborhood residential area density (RAD) with body mass index (BMI). Methods: In total, 6037 adults from four neighborhood types (high SES/high RAD, high SES/low RAD, low SES/high RAD, and low SES/low RAD) in five Mid-European urban regions completed an online survey asking about their energy-balance related behaviors (physical activity [PA], sedentary behavior, and dietary behavior), determinants of these behaviors and their body weight and height. MacKinnon's product-of-coefficients test was used to assess mediating effects. Results: Transport-related PA, leisure-time PA and vegetable intake seemed to mediate the association between neighborhood type and BMI. Residents from low SES/low RAD neighborhoods reported less transport-related PA, less leisure-time PA and less vegetable intake than high SES/high RAD residents, and these behaviors (i.e. transport-related PA, leisure-time PA and vegetable intake) were related to having a higher BMI. Conclusion: The association between neighborhood type and BMI can be explained, at least in part, by energy-balance related behaviors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	84-91
Number of pages	8
Journal	Preventive Medicine
Volume	86
Early online date	12 Jan 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.01.005
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2016

Funding

This work is part of the SPOTLIGHT project funded by the Seventh Framework Programme (CORDIS FP7) of the European Commission , HEALTH (FP7-HEALTH-2011-two-stage), grant agreement no. 278186 . The content of this article reflects only the authors' views and the European Commission is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

Keywords

Obesity-related behaviors
Overweight
Residential density
Socio-economic status

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Epidemiology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

UN SDGs

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Compernolle, S., Oppert, J. M., Mackenbach, J. D., Lakerveld, J., Charreire, H., Glonti, K., Bardos, H., Rutter, H., De Cocker, K., Cardon, G., & De Bourdeaudhuij, I. (2016). Mediating role of energy-balance related behaviors in the association of neighborhood socio-economic status and residential area density with BMI: The SPOTLIGHT study. Preventive Medicine, 86, 84-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.01.005

Compernolle, S, Oppert, JM, Mackenbach, JD, Lakerveld, J, Charreire, H, Glonti, K, Bardos, H, Rutter, H, De Cocker, K, Cardon, G & De Bourdeaudhuij, I 2016, 'Mediating role of energy-balance related behaviors in the association of neighborhood socio-economic status and residential area density with BMI: The SPOTLIGHT study', Preventive Medicine, vol. 86, pp. 84-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.01.005

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