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Small area influences on the individual unhealthy lifestyle behaviors : A multilevel analysis of discriminatory accuracy

Galán, Iñaki ; Rodríguez-Blázquez, Carmen ; Simón, Lorena ; Ortiz, Cristina ; López-Cuadrado, Teresa and Merlo, Juan LU orcid (2021) In Health and Place 67.
Abstract

We estimated the discriminatory power of area of residence (census tract) on the prevalence of main risk factors for chronic diseases. Results, based on a sample of 21,007 participants from the 2011–2012 National Health Survey of Spain, show a differential influence of the geosocial environment on the four health risk factors. Accounting for census tracts substantially increases the discriminatory power regarding at-risk alcohol consumption, unbalanced diet, and leisure-time sedentarism but not tobacco consumption. However, the socioeconomic characteristics of the tracts played a minor role. Further research on the specific geosocial contextual variables explaining variability in these risk factors is necessary.

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Diet, Discriminatory accuracy, Multilevel analysis, Sedentarism, Smoking: alcohol
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Health and Place
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67
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102506
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Elsevier
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  • scopus:85099341048
  • pmid:33461156
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1353-8292
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10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102506
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English
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