Urban violence as a predictor factor of obesity: longitudinal evidence from Sao Paulo, Brazil
Our findings suggest that urban violence may play an important role in the causal pathway of obesity, and the importance of integrating social environmental factors into strategies for obesity prevention.
Authors
- Pedro Curi Hallal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1470-6461)
- Marcelo Batista Nery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0299-8479)
- Grégore Iven Mielke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3043-2715)
- Bianca Mitie Onita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4574-8242)
- Alex Antônio Florindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4429-0826)
- Inaian Teixeira Pignatti
Institutions
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais (BR)
- Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24459-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33
Funders
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Universidade de São Paulo