Are area-level socioeconomic inequalities in obesity moderated by neighbourhood greenery?
Consistent with previous studies, our study found that participants living in disadvantaged suburbs were likely to have a larger waist circumference than those living in advantaged suburbs. However, we also found that such socioeconomic inequalities in obesity were mitigated in the areas with medium levels of greenery for this sample of Australian adults. Our findings suggest that there may be an optimum level of greenery where inequalities in obesity are alleviated. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms underlying these findings.
Authors
- Nyssa Hadgraft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5733-4138)
- Sungkavi Selvakumaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9532-2963)
- Suzanne Mavoa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6071-2988)
- Manoj Chandrabose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5311-3020)
- Takemi Sugiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8859-5269)
- Neville G. Owen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2784-4820)
Institutions
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- Swinburne University of Technology (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20711-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.63
Funders
- Swinburne University of Technology
- State Government of Victoria