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The Effect of Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors on Obesity: A Spatial Regression Analysis

The Effect of Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors on Obesity: A Spatial Regression Analysis

Ortis Yankey, Prince M. Amegbor, Marcellinus Essah
Copyright: © 2021 |Volume: 12 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 17
ISSN: 1947-9654|EISSN: 1947-9662|EISBN13: 9781799861119|DOI: 10.4018/IJAGR.2021100104
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Yankey, Ortis, et al. "The Effect of Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors on Obesity: A Spatial Regression Analysis." IJAGR vol.12, no.4 2021: pp.58-74. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAGR.2021100104

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Yankey, O., Amegbor, P. M., & Essah, M. (2021). The Effect of Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors on Obesity: A Spatial Regression Analysis. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), 12(4), 58-74. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAGR.2021100104

Chicago

Yankey, Ortis, Prince M. Amegbor, and Marcellinus Essah. "The Effect of Socioeconomic and Environmental Factors on Obesity: A Spatial Regression Analysis," International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR) 12, no.4: 58-74. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJAGR.2021100104

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Abstract

This paper examined the effect of socio-economic and environmental factors on obesity in Cleveland (Ohio) using an OLS model and three spatial regression models: spatial error model, spatial lag model, and a spatial error model with a spatially lagged response (SEMSLR). Comparative assessment of the models showed that the SEMSLR and the spatial error models were the best models. The spatial effect from the various spatial regression models was statistically significant, indicating an essential spatial interaction among neighboring geographic units and the need to account for spatial dependency in obesity research. The authors also found a statistically significant positive association between the percentage of families below poverty, Black population, and SNAP recipient with obesity rate. The percentage of college-educated had a statistically significant negative association with the obesity rate. The study shows that health outcomes such as obesity are not randomly distributed but are more clustered in deprived and marginalized neighborhoods.

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