After adjustments for age, education, race/ethnicity, and marital status, obese women
living in the leanest neighbourhoods are found to be three times more likely (OR= 3.03, 95% CI
2.06-4.47) to move to the heaviest neighbourhoods relative to women with healthy weight (BMI
between 18-25). Conversely, obese women in the heaviest neighbourhoods are 60% less likely
(OR=0.39, 95% CI: 0.22-0.69) to move to the leanest neighbourhoods relative to healthy weight
women. Indicators of relatively greater walkability (older housing, greater proportion of
residents who walk to work) and higher median family income characterize leaner
neighbourhoods.