Measuring associations between the food environment and dietary habits: comparing the proportion and density of food outlets
The associations highlight that choosing food outlet density versus proportions to quantify the foodscape impact findings of substantial importance when considering the significance level and direction of association. Findings suggests a threshold effect when using density measures indicating abundance of many food outlets, at which the association with dietary quality alters significantly towards healthier diet quality.
Authors
- Kamille Almer Bernsdorf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7767-7851)
- Ulla Toft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7770-8419)
- Henrik Bøggild (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8934-5002)
- Mette Aadahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5904-9747)
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Steno Diabetes Centers (DK)
- Frederiksberg Hospital (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Center for Clinical Research and Prevention (DK)
- Aalborg University (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20976-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09
Funders
- Hjerteforeningen
- Københavns Universitet