Neighbourhood fast food outlets and obesity in children and adults : the CLAN study Crawford, David A., Timperio, Anna F., Salmon, Jo A., Baur, Louise, Giles-Corti, Billie, Roberts, Rebecca J., Jackson, Michelle L., Andrianopoulos, Nick and Ball, Kylie 2008, Neighbourhood fast food outlets and obesity in children and adults : the CLAN study, International journal of pediatric obesity, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 249-256, doi: 10.1080/17477160802113225. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Neighbourhood fast food outlets and obesity in children and adults : the CLAN study Author(s) Crawford, David A. orcid.org/0000-0002-2467-7556 Timperio, Anna F. orcid.org/0000-0002-8773-5012 Salmon, Jo A. orcid.org/0000-0002-4734-6354 Baur, Louise Giles-Corti, Billie Roberts, Rebecca J. Jackson, Michelle L. orcid.org/0000-0003-4440-4798 Andrianopoulos, Nick Ball, Kylie orcid.org/0000-0003-2893-8415 Journal name International journal of pediatric obesity Volume number 3 Issue number 4 Start page 249 End page 256 Total pages 8 Publisher Informa Healthcare Place of publication London, England Publication date 2008 ISSN 1747-7166 1747-7174 Keyword(s) access availability adults children energy-dense foods fast foods foods outside home Summary Objective : We examined associations between density of and proximity to fast food outlets and body weight in a sample of children (137 aged 8-9 years and 243 aged 13-15 years) and their parents (322 fathers and 362 mothers). Methods : Children's measured and parents' self-reported heights and weights were used to calculate body mass index (BMI). Locations of major fast food outlets were geocoded. Bivariate linear regression analyses examined associations between the presence of any fast food outlet within a 2 km buffer around participants' homes, fast food outlet density within the 2 km buffer, and distance to the nearest outlet and BMI. Each independent variable was also entered into separate bivariate logistic regression analyses to predict the odds of being overweight or obese. Results : Among older children, those with at least one outlet within 2 km had lower BMI z-scores. The further that fathers lived from an outlet, the higher their BMI. Among 13-15-year-old girls and their fathers, the likelihood of overweight/obesity was reduced by 80% and 50%, respectively, if they had at least one fast food outlet within 2 km of their home. Among older girls, the likelihood of being overweight/obese was reduced by 14% with each additional outlet within 2 km. Fathers' odds of being overweight/obese increased by 13% for each additional kilometre to the nearest outlet. Conclusions : While consumption of fast food has been shown to be associated with obesity, this study provides little support for the concept that exposure to fast food outlets in the local neighbourhood increases risk of obesity. Language eng DOI 10.1080/17477160802113225 Field of Research 111706 Epidemiology Socio Economic Objective 920205 Health Education and Promotion HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2008 Copyright notice ©2008, Informa Healthcare Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30017808 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 (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. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:57:24 EST Wed, 04 Nov 2009, 09:13:22 EST Wed, 04 Nov 2009, 09:15:45 EST Tue, 08 Dec 2009, 10:16:22 EST Wed, 31 Mar 2010, 13:33:33 EST Tue, 24 Sep 2013, 14:22:29 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 12:14:12 EST Wed, 02 Jul 2014, 16:17:03 EST Mon, 29 Jun 2015, 14:16:55 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 75 times in TR Web of Science Cited 80 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1545 Abstract Views, 4 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:57:24 EST