Citation

Plascak JJ, Desire-Brisard T, Mays D, Keller-Hamilton B, Rundle AG, Rose E, Paskett ED, Mooney SJ. Prev. Med. Rep. 2023; 32: e102131.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102131

PMID

36852306

PMCID

PMC9958390

Abstract

This study tested associations between observed neighborhood physical disorder and tobacco use, alcohol binging, and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among a large population-based sample from an urban area of the United States. Individual-level data of this cross-sectional study were from adult respondents of the New Jersey Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011-2016 (n = 62,476). Zip code tabulation area-level observed neighborhood physical disorder were from virtual audits of 23,276 locations. Tobacco use (current cigarette smoking or chewing tobacco, snuff, or snus use), monthly binge drinking occasions (5+/4+ drinks per occasion among males/females), and monthly sugar-sweetened beverages consumed were self-reported. Logistic and negative binomial regression models were used to generate odds ratios, prevalence rate ratios (PRR), 95 % confidence intervals (CI) by levels of physical disorder. Compared to the lowest quartile, residence in the second (PRR: 1.16; 95 % CI: 1.03, 1.13), third (PRR: 1.24; 95 % CI: 1.10, 1.40), and fourth (highest) quartile of physical disorder (PRR: 1.24; 95 % CI: 1.10, 1.40) was associated with higher monthly sugar-sweetened beverage consumption. Associations involving tobacco use and alcohol binging were mixed. Observed neighborhood disorder might be associated with unhealthy behaviors, especially sugar-sweetened beverage consumption.

Language: en

Keywords

Alcohol binging; Observed neighborhood physical disorder; Population-based surveillance; Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption; Tobacco use