Local descriptive norms for overweight/obesity and physical inactivity, features of the built environment, and 10-year change in glycosylated haemoglobin in an Australian population-based biomedical cohort

Suzanne J. Carroll, Catherine Paquet, Natasha J. Howard, Neil T. Coffee, Anne W. Taylor, Theo Niyonsenga and Mark Daniel

Social Science & Medicine, 2016, vol. 166, issue C, 233-243

Abstract: Descriptive norms vary between places. Spatial variation in health-related descriptive norms may predict individual-level health outcomes. Such relationships have rarely been investigated. This study assessed 10-year change in glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) in relation to local descriptive norms for overweight/obesity (n = 1890) and physical inactivity (n = 1906) in models accounting for features of the built environment.

Keywords: Australia; Cardiometabolic risk; Built environment; Descriptive norms; Overweight; Physical activity; Public open space; Walkability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.08.031

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