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Is the objective food environment associated with perceptions of the food environment? Williams, Lauren K., Thornton, Lukar, Ball, Kylie and Crawford, David 2012, Is the objective food environment associated with perceptions of the food environment?, Public health nutrition, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 291-298. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads williams-istheobjective-2012.pdf Published version application/pdf 114.35KB 11 Title Is the objective food environment associated with perceptions of the food environment? Author(s) Williams, Lauren K. Thornton, Lukar Ball, Kylie Crawford, David Journal name Public health nutrition Volume number 15 Issue number 2 Start page 291 End page 298 Total pages 7 Publisher Cambridge University Press Place of publication Cambridge, England Publication date 2012-02 ISSN 1368-9800 Keyword(s) Food environment Women Nutrition Environment perceptions Summary Objective The present study examined whether objective measures of the food environment are associated with perceptions of the food environment and whether this relationship varies by socio-economic disadvantage. Design The study is a cross-sectional analysis of self-report surveys and objective environment data. Women reported their perceptions on the nutrition environment. Participants’ homes and food stores were geocoded to measure the objective community nutrition environment. Data on the average price and variety of fruit and vegetables were used to measure the objective consumer nutrition environment. Setting The study was conducted in Melbourne, Australia, in 2003–2004. Subjects Data presented are from a sample of 1393 women aged 18–65 years. Results Overall the match between the perceived and objective environment was poor, underscoring the limitations in using perceptions of the environment as a proxy for the objective environment. Socio-economic disadvantage had limited impact on the relationship between perceived and objective nutrition environment. Conclusions Further research is needed to understand the determinants of perceptions of the nutrition environment to enhance our understanding of the role of perceptions in nutrition choices and drivers of socio-economic inequalities in nutrition. Language eng Field of Research 111199 Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920411 Nutrition HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2012, Cambridge University Press Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30046191 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 23 Jul 2012, 14:48:33 EST Wed, 25 Jul 2012, 10:33:05 EST Wed, 25 Jul 2012, 10:46:12 EST Wed, 25 Jul 2012, 10:48:45 EST Thu, 22 Nov 2012, 08:17:04 EST Mon, 04 Mar 2013, 13:07:44 EST Mon, 04 Mar 2013, 13:08:48 EST Tue, 01 Oct 2013, 16:08:15 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 4 times in TR Web of Science Cited 7 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 68 Abstract Views, 11 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 23 Jul 2012, 14:48:22 EST by Jane Moschetti

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