@article{ref1,
title="Perceptions of local neighbourhood environments and their relationship to childhood overweight and obesity",
journal="International journal of obesity",
year="2004",
author="Timperio, Anna and Salmon, Jo and Telford, Amanda and Crawford, D.",
volume="",
number="",
pages="-",
abstract="OBJECTIVES:: To examine associations between parent and child perceptions of the local neighbourhood and overweight/obesity among children aged 5-6 and 10-12 y. DESIGN:: Cross-sectional survey. SUBJECTS:: In total, 291 families of 5-6-y-old and 919 families of 10-12-y-old children. MEASURES:: Parent's perceptions of local neighbourhood and perceived child access to eight local destinations within walking distance of home; 10-12-y-old children's perception of local neighbourhood; socio-demographic characteristics (survey). Children's height and weight (measured). RESULTS:: No perceptions of the local neighbourhood were associated with weight status among 5-6-y-old children. Among 10-12-y-old children, those whose parents agreed that there was heavy traffic in their local streets were more likely to be overweight or obese (OR=1.4, 95% CI=1.0-1.8), and those whose parents agreed that road safety was a concern were more likely to be obese (OR=3.9, 95% CI=1.0-15.2), compared to those whose parents disagreed with these statements. CONCLUSIONS:: This study suggests that parental perceptions of heavy traffic on local streets and concern about road safety may be indirect influences on overweight and obesity among 10-12-y-old children. Future work should also consider perceptions of the neighbourhood related to food choice.",
language="",
issn="0307-0565",
doi="10.1038/sj.ijo.0802865",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0802865"
}