Association between perceived neighbourhood characteristics, physical activity and diet quality: results of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

• Main Authors: Dóra Chor (Author), Letícia Oliveira Cardoso (Author), Aline Araújo Nobre (Author), Rosane Härter Griep (Author), Maria de Jesus Mendes Fonseca (Author), Luana Giatti (Author), Isabela Bensenor (Author), Maria del Carmen Bisi Molina (Author), Estela M. L. Aquino (Author), Ana Diez-Roux (Author), Débora de Pina Castiglione (Author), Simone M. Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The study explores associations between perceived neighbourhood characteristics, physical activity and diet quality, which in Latin America and Brazil have been scarcely studied and with inconsistent results. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 14,749 individuals w...