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creators_name: Vonck, T.G.
title: An exploration of geographical differences in prevalence of obesity: A local perspective on the individual and environmental influences on obesity in the province of Groningen
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full_text_status: public
abstract: The prevalence of people with obesity is relatively high in the north-eastern part of the province of Groningen. The objective of this research is to explore and analyse the main underlying compositional and contextual factors that influence the occurrence of obesity in the province of Groningen. This was done by visualizing data gathered through the Health Survey (2016) in the Netherlands with the use of ArcGIS and through logistic and multi-level analyses for both males and females. Outcomes showed that individual characteristics of the population are stronger predictors of obesity than the environmental factors. Age, health-status and socio-economic status are significant for both males and females and are considered as most important. Furthermore, the variation between municipalities was low regarding the environmental variables implicating that, on a local level, the environmental characteristics do not add significantly to the spatial variation.
date: 2019
date_type: published
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: POPST
tutors_name: Janssen, F.
keywords_local: Context
keywords_local: Composition
keywords_local: Local
keywords_local: Obesity
keywords_local: Lifestyle
keywords_local: Health
keywords_local: Groningen
language_iso: nl
titleorder: Exploration of geographical differences in prevalence of obesity: A local perspective on the individual and environmental influences on obesity in the province of Groningen
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date_issued: 2019-01-01
citation:   Vonck, T.G.  (2019) An exploration of geographical differences in prevalence of obesity: A local perspective on the individual and environmental influences on obesity in the province of Groningen.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1887/1/Masterthesis__Tanja_Vonck_S2528363.pdf