Emily M D'Agostino, Amy Y Zhao, Hiwot Y Zewdie, S Scott Ogletree, Sarah E Messiah, Sarah C Armstrong, Asheley C Skinner, J Aaron Hipp, Sophia E Day, Kevin J Konty, Cody D Neshteruk
Background: Fewer than 1/4th of US children and adolescents meet physical activity (PA) guidelines, leading to health disparities that track into adulthood. Neighborhood opportunity may serve as a critical modifiable factor to improve fitness attainment and reduce these disparities. We drew data from the Child Opportunity Index to examine associations between neighborhood indicators of opportunity for PA and multiple fitness indicators among New York City public school youth. Methods: Multilevel generalized linear mixed models were used to estimate the overall and sex-stratified associations between neighborhood indicators (green space, healthy food, walkability, commute time) and indicators for physical fitness [curl-ups, push-ups, Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER), sit-and-reach] using the New York City FITNESSGRAM data set...
October 13, 2023: Childhood Obesity