Maricela Cruz1,2, Adam Drewnowski3,4, Jennifer F Bobb1,2, Philip M Hurvitz5,6, Anne Vernez Moudon5, Andrea Cook1,2, Stephen J Mooney4, James H Buszkiewicz3,4, Paula Lozano1, Dori E Rosenberg1, Flavia Kapos4, Mary Kay Theis1, Jane Anau1, David Arterburn1,2,3,4,5,6. 1. From the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA. 2. Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 3. Center for Public Health Nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 4. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 5. Urban Form Lab, Department of Urban Design and Planning, College of Built Environments, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. 6. Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Neighborhoods may play an important role in shaping long-term weight trajectory and obesity risk. Studying the impact of moving to another neighborhood may be the most efficient way to determine the impact of the built environment on health. We explored whether residential moves were associated with changes in body weight. METHODS: Kaiser Permanente Washington electronic health records were used to identify 21,502 members aged 18-64 who moved within King County, WA between 2005 and 2017. We linked body weight measures to environment measures, including population, residential, and street intersection densities (800 m and 1,600 m Euclidian buffers) and access to supermarkets and fast foods (1,600 m and 5,000 m network distances). We used linear mixed models to estimate associations between postmove changes in environment and changes in body weight. RESULTS: In general, moving from high-density to moderate- or low-density neighborhoods was associated with greater weight gain postmove. For example, those moving from high to low residential density neighborhoods (within 1,600 m) gained an average of 4.5 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.0, 5.9) lbs 3 years after moving, whereas those moving from low to high-density neighborhoods gained an average of 1.3 (95% CI = -0.2, 2.9) lbs. Also, those moving from neighborhoods without fast-food access (within 1600m) to other neighborhoods without fast-food access gained less weight (average 1.6 lbs [95% CI = 0.9, 2.4]) than those moving from and to neighborhoods with fast-food access (average 2.8 lbs [95% CI = 2.5, 3.2]). CONCLUSIONS: Moving to higher-density neighborhoods may be associated with reductions in adult weight gain.
BACKGROUND: Neighborhoods may play an important role in shaping long-term weight trajectory and obesity risk. Studying the impact of moving to another neighborhood may be the most efficient way to determine the impact of the built environment on health. We explored whether residential moves were associated with changes in body weight. METHODS: Kaiser Permanente Washington electronic health records were used to identify 21,502 members aged 18-64 who moved within King County, WA between 2005 and 2017. We linked body weight measures to environment measures, including population, residential, and street intersection densities (800 m and 1,600 m Euclidian buffers) and access to supermarkets and fast foods (1,600 m and 5,000 m network distances). We used linear mixed models to estimate associations between postmove changes in environment and changes in body weight. RESULTS: In general, moving from high-density to moderate- or low-density neighborhoods was associated with greater weight gain postmove. For example, those moving from high to low residential density neighborhoods (within 1,600 m) gained an average of 4.5 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.0, 5.9) lbs 3 years after moving, whereas those moving from low to high-density neighborhoods gained an average of 1.3 (95% CI = -0.2, 2.9) lbs. Also, those moving from neighborhoods without fast-food access (within 1600m) to other neighborhoods without fast-food access gained less weight (average 1.6 lbs [95% CI = 0.9, 2.4]) than those moving from and to neighborhoods with fast-food access (average 2.8 lbs [95% CI = 2.5, 3.2]). CONCLUSIONS: Moving to higher-density neighborhoods may be associated with reductions in adult weight gain.
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