2021
DOI: 10.1177/00469580211055626
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Association of Neighborhood Food Environment and Physical Activity Environment With Obesity: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study of Fifth- to Ninth-Grade Children in Japan

Abstract: Objective: This study examined the relationship between neighborhood food and physical activity environment, and obesity among elementary and junior high school students in Japan. Methods: The participants were fifth- to ninth-grade children (n=7277), who were attending municipal schools in Japan. Percent overweight (POW) was calculated using their age, gender, height, and weight, which were collected through a questionnaire. A POW of < 20% was considered non-obese, while ≥ 20% was considered obese. Further… Show more

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“…Both children classified as overweight and obese were included in the category “overweight (including obesity),” according to the terminology used by Cole et al 38 , 39 We chose to analyze overweight and obesity together because this is a commonly used approach in nutritional epidemiology and because our power calculations were made based on prevalence of overweight/obesity combined. 40 - 42 For the sake of simplicity, this study will refer to the latter category as “overweight.” As a way of compensating the students and school’s effort, at the end of the survey each participating school received an individualized report with their students’ assessments. Individually, each student also received his/her assessment.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Both children classified as overweight and obese were included in the category “overweight (including obesity),” according to the terminology used by Cole et al 38 , 39 We chose to analyze overweight and obesity together because this is a commonly used approach in nutritional epidemiology and because our power calculations were made based on prevalence of overweight/obesity combined. 40 - 42 For the sake of simplicity, this study will refer to the latter category as “overweight.” As a way of compensating the students and school’s effort, at the end of the survey each participating school received an individualized report with their students’ assessments. Individually, each student also received his/her assessment.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Among them, 76 schools (61 public school, 12 national school, 3 private school) of 78 schools accepted the survey. [ 20 ] The survey involved a self-report questionnaire. We asked the schools to give it to 11- to 18-year-old adolescents between 2017 and 2019.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…19 Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Osaka Institute Technology, Hirakata, Japan. 20 Faculty of Collaborative Regional Innovation, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan. 21 Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tokyo, Japan.…”
Section: Availability Of Data and Materialsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Since elementary schools instruct children to avoid commuting to the school districts alone, these districts serve as both commuting and residential areas for school-going children. Therefore, school districts are frequently used to define the neighborhood in studies involving Japanese children [18,19].…”
Section: Investigation Of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Characteristicsmentioning
confidence: 99%