Density and Proximity of Fast Food Restaurants and Body Mass Index Among African Americans.

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to address current gaps in the literature by examining the associations of fast food restaurant (FFR) density around the home and FFR proximity to the home, respectively, with body mass index (BMI) among a large sample of African American adults from Houston...

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Publicado en:	American Journal of Public Health Vol. 104; no. 1; pp. 110 - 117
Autores principales:	Reitzel, Lorraine R., Regan, Seann D., Nga Nguyen, Cromley, Ellen K., Strong, Larkin L., Wetter, David W., McNeill, Lorna H.
Formato:	Journal Article
Publicado:	American Public Health Association Jan2014
Materias:	Texas Black people Census Income Residential patterns Socioeconomic factors Cross-sectional method Confidence intervals Statistical correlation Geographic information systems Questionnaires Regression analysis Research funding Restaurants Body mass index Physical activity Statistical models Descriptive statistics
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