Perceptions of local neighbourhood environments and their relationship to childhood overweight and obesity Timperio, Anna, Salmon, Jo, Telford, Amanda and Crawford, David 2005, Perceptions of local neighbourhood environments and their relationship to childhood overweight and obesity, International journal of obesity, vol. 29, pp. 170-175, doi: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802865. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Perceptions of local neighbourhood environments and their relationship to childhood overweight and obesity Author(s) Timperio, Anna orcid.org/0000-0002-8773-5012 Salmon, Jo orcid.org/0000-0002-4734-6354 Telford, Amanda Crawford, David orcid.org/0000-0002-2467-7556 Journal name International journal of obesity Volume number 29 Start page 170 End page 175 Publisher Nature Publishing Group Place of publication London, England Publication date 2005 ISSN 0307-0565 1476-5497 Keyword(s) childhood obesity environment correlates neighbourhood perceptions Summary OBJECTIVES: To examine associations between parent and child perceptions of the local neighbourhood and overweight/obesity among children aged 5–6 and 10–12 y. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. SUBJECTS: In total, 291 families of 5–6-y-old and 919 families of 10–12-y-old children. MEASURES: Parent's perceptions of local neighbourhood and perceived child access to eight local destinations within walking distance of home; 10–12-y-old children's perception of local neighbourhood; socio-demographic characteristics (survey). Children's height and weight (measured). RESULTS: No perceptions of the local neighbourhood were associated with weight status among 5–6-y-old children. Among 10–12-y-old children, those whose parents agreed that there was heavy traffic in their local streets were more likely to be overweight or obese (OR=1.4, 95% CI=1.0–1.8), and those whose parents agreed that road safety was a concern were more likely to be obese (OR=3.9, 95% CI=1.0–15.2), compared to those whose parents disagreed with these statements. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that parental perceptions of heavy traffic on local streets and concern about road safety may be indirect influences on overweight and obesity among 10–12-y-old children. Future work should also consider perceptions of the neighbourhood related to food choice. Language eng DOI 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802865 Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2005, Nature Publishing Group Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30003132 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Related Links Link Description Connect to published version 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. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 16 Oct 2008, 09:46:46 EST Wed, 01 Apr 2009, 08:53:16 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 23:05:42 EST Wed, 02 Jul 2014, 14:58:50 EST Fri, 17 Oct 2014, 08:21:17 EST Wed, 06 Nov 2019, 15:36:52 EST Wed, 05 Jan 2022, 07:36:45 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 144 times in TR Web of Science Cited 155 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1270 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 07 Jul 2008, 08:44:18 EST