Obesity and Residents’ Perceptions of Their Neighborhood’s Urban Amenities and Ambient Environment
There is a lack of research on how perceptions about urban spaces are associated with obesity. We surveyed 347 residents in a rapidly changing area of Detroit, Michigan about their perceptions of urban amenities and the ambient environment. We use principal component analysis to reduce the urban ame...
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| description | There is a lack of research on how perceptions about urban spaces are associated with obesity. We surveyed 347 residents in a rapidly changing area of Detroit, Michigan about their perceptions of urban amenities and the ambient environment. We use principal component analysis to reduce the urban amenity and ambient environment variables to a manageable number. We use a spatial error model to account for spatial autocorrelation. We find that more urban amenities are associated with decreased obesity. A one-percent increase in residents’ perceptions of the availability of urban amenities is associated with a 0.13 percent decrease in obesity. Adverse ambient environments are associated with increased obesity. A one-percent increase in residents’ perceptions of adverse ambient environment quality is associated with a 0.12-percent increase in obesity. Addressing residents’ perceptions about urban spaces can provide planners with an additional tool to tackle obesity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6fb13c180df642bf895197d6840c909d2023-11-18T11:58:08ZengMDPI AGObesities2673-41682023-05-013216517910.3390/obesities3020014Obesity and Residents’ Perceptions of Their Neighborhood’s Urban Amenities and Ambient EnvironmentRayman Mohamed0Bengt Arnetz1College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USADepartment of Family Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAThere is a lack of research on how perceptions about urban spaces are associated with obesity. We surveyed 347 residents in a rapidly changing area of Detroit, Michigan about their perceptions of urban amenities and the ambient environment. We use principal component analysis to reduce the urban amenity and ambient environment variables to a manageable number. We use a spatial error model to account for spatial autocorrelation. We find that more urban amenities are associated with decreased obesity. A one-percent increase in residents’ perceptions of the availability of urban amenities is associated with a 0.13 percent decrease in obesity. Adverse ambient environments are associated with increased obesity. A one-percent increase in residents’ perceptions of adverse ambient environment quality is associated with a 0.12-percent increase in obesity. Addressing residents’ perceptions about urban spaces can provide planners with an additional tool to tackle obesity.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4168/3/2/14obesityurban amenitiesambient environmentDetroitresidents’ perceptions |
| spellingShingle | Rayman Mohamed Bengt Arnetz Obesity and Residents’ Perceptions of Their Neighborhood’s Urban Amenities and Ambient Environment Obesities obesity urban amenities ambient environment Detroit residents’ perceptions |
| title | Obesity and Residents’ Perceptions of Their Neighborhood’s Urban Amenities and Ambient Environment |
| title_full | Obesity and Residents’ Perceptions of Their Neighborhood’s Urban Amenities and Ambient Environment |
| title_fullStr | Obesity and Residents’ Perceptions of Their Neighborhood’s Urban Amenities and Ambient Environment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Obesity and Residents’ Perceptions of Their Neighborhood’s Urban Amenities and Ambient Environment |
| title_short | Obesity and Residents’ Perceptions of Their Neighborhood’s Urban Amenities and Ambient Environment |
| title_sort | obesity and residents perceptions of their neighborhood s urban amenities and ambient environment |
| topic | obesity urban amenities ambient environment Detroit residents’ perceptions |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4168/3/2/14 |
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