Discussion
weight gain, weight loss
SAMPSON
Our findings showed that neighborhood crime measured by the homicide rate was significantly associated with less weight loss, controlling for all other variables including the intervention assignment. Participants who resided in neighborhoods at or above the 50th percentile of homicide rate actually gained weight between pre-and post-intervention, regardless of randomization to one of the three intervention arms. On the other hand, the relationship between neighborhood walkability and weight loss was not statistically significant.Current literature suggests that individuals living in high walkability areas tend to be more physically active. High walkability seems to decrease the risk of excessive weight gain (Lovasi et al., Conversely, high-crime neighborhoods are associated with a variety of poor health outcomes (Sampson, Although much of the scientific literature finds that urban communities with high walkability may also have high levels of crime (Foster et al., 