Assessment of Food Environment and Physical Activity Opportunities in Three Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires City
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Purpose
Several environmental factors have contributed to the growing pandemic of obesity. It has been described that some characteristics of food and built environment have an influence on patterns of food consumption and physical activity of people in a certain place.
The investigators designed a cross-sectional study to describe some aspects of the food environment (community and consumer) and the frequency, distribution and characteristics of the space available to perform physical activity in three neighborhoods of Buenos Aires city.
It will be selected by convenience three neighborhoods of Buenos Aires (with representativity) from different socioeconomic strata.
The study will be conducted in three stages: first, the generation of the sampling frame of food stores and public and private spaces available for carrying out physical activity, development of a tool for evaluating availability of healthy foods in supermarkets and grocery stores. Finally, it will be randomly selected a sample of those stores for assessing the availability of selected foods.
In Argentina, the knowledge of the food environment is limited. The information obtained in this study will contribute to better understanding of this theme.
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Nutrition Physical Activity |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Ecologic or Community Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional |
| Official Title: | Assessment of Food Environment and Physical Activity Opportunities in Three Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires City |
Eligibility| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
| Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
A community sample of Recoleta, Almagro and Constitucion neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, Argentina has been conveniently selected by major representation of different socioeconomic stratus. The value of the square meter of the property (2 rooms apartments) was used as indirect indicator of socioeconomic level.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Stable Places and ambulant stands (only those that are located habitually in the same place) of food sale and / or drinks of any type.
- Public or private spaces destined for the accomplishment of physical activity.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Places and stands of food sale and / or drinks and spaces for the accomplishment of physical activity not opened the public in general (as those who are inside schools, places of work, centers of health, etc.)
Contacts and Locations| Argentina | |
| Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires | Recruiting |
| Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, C1181ACH | |
| Contact: Diego Giunta, MD (05411)49590200 ext 4419 diego.giunta@hospitalitaliano.org.ar | |
| Principal Investigator: Diego Giunta, MD | |
| Principal Investigator: Veronica Gonzalez, BA | |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | Diego Giunta, HIBA |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01388972 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 1656 |
| Study First Received: | July 5, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | July 6, 2011 |
| Health Authority: | Argentina: Administración Nacional de Medicamentos Alimentos y Tecnología Médica |
Keywords provided by Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires:
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Describe community nutritional environment Describe physical activity frequency Describe available physical activity environments |
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