Neighborhood Fast-Food Environments and Hypertension in Canadian Adults.

Autor: Stevenson AC; Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address: Andrew.stevenson@mail.mcgill.ca., Colley RC; Health Analysis Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., Dasgupta K; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada; McGill University Health Center, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada; Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE), McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada., Minaker LM; School of Planning, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada., Riva M; Department of Geography, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada; Institute for Health and Social Policy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada., Widener MJ; Department of Geography & Planning, Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Ross NA; Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of preventive medicine [Am J Prev Med] 2023 Oct; Vol. 65 (4), pp. 696-703. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.04.005
Abstrakt: Introduction: Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease and premature death worldwide. Neighborhoods characterized by a high proportion of fast-food outlets may also contribute to hypertension in residents; however, limited research has explored these associations. This cross-sectional study assessed the associations between neighborhood fast-food environments, measured hypertension, and self-reported hypertension.
Methods: Data from 10,700 adults living in urban areas were obtained from six Canadian Health Measures Survey cycles (2007-2019). Each participant's blood pressure was measured at a mobile clinic six times. Measured hypertension was defined as having an average systolic blood pressure ≥140 or a diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg or being on blood pressure-lowering medication. Participants were also asked whether they had been diagnosed with high blood pressure or whether they take blood pressure-lowering medication (i.e., self-reported hypertension). The proportion of fast-food outlets relative to the sum of fast-food outlets and full-service restaurants in each participant's neighborhood was obtained from the Canadian Food Environment Dataset, and analyses were conducted in 2022.
Results: The mean proportion of fast-food outlets was 23.3% (SD=26.8%). A one SD increase in the proportion of fast-food outlets was associated with higher odds of measured hypertension in the full sample (OR=1.17, 95% CI=1.05, 1.31) and in sex-specific models (women: OR=1.14, 95% CI=1.01, 1.29; men: OR=1.21, 95% CI=1.03, 1.43). Associations between the proportion of fast-food outlets and self-reported hypertension were inconclusive.
Conclusions: Findings suggest that reducing the proportion of fast-food restaurants in neighborhoods may be a factor that could help reduce hypertension rates.
(Copyright © 2023 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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