Is the food environment surrounding schools associated with the diet quality of adolescents in Otago, New Zealand?
Health Place
; 30: 78-85, 2014 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25218636
ABSTRACT
Using a sample of adolescents from schools in Otago, New Zealand, associations between food outlets around schools and dietary quality were investigated. Food outlet environment data were derived using GIS data. Multivariate regression analysis results showed that outlet density, in an 800m buffer around schools, of cafes and restaurants, supermarkets and takeaways was associated with higher Diet Quality Index scores in boys, and distance to nearest outlet for convenience stores, cafes and restaurants and supermarkets with lower scores for girls. Effect sizes were small, suggesting that the food environment around schools plays a minor role in adolescent diet quality.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Schools
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Commerce
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Fast Foods
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Nutritive Value
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
En
Journal:
Health Place
Journal subject:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article