The impact of change in neighborhood poverty on BMI trajectory of 37,544 New York City youth: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Neighborhood poverty may increase childhood obesity risk. However, evidence for the neighborhood poverty-obesity relationship is limited. The purpose of this study was to examine how moving to a higher or lower poverty neighborhood impacts body mass index (BMI) z-score trajectories among youth, with the goal of informing policy change, interventions, and clinical practices to reduce childhood obesity. METHODS:Methods entailed secondary analysis of existing longitudinal data. The sample included youth attending New York City public schools in grades kindergarten through twelfth from school years 2006/2007 through 2016/2017. Eligibility criteria included moving to a higher or lower poverty neighborhood during the data midpoint [school years 2010/2011 through 2013/2014] of the 12-year data-period; New York City-specific metrics were used to define both neighborhood (Neighborhood Tabulation Area) and relevant neighborhood poverty levels (

SUBMITTER: Schroeder K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7653753 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature