Many studies document associations between area deprivation and health but the explanatory pathways linking deprivation to health are not clear. Potential neighbourhood determinants of health include socio-relational characteristics, the built environment and neighbourhood amenities. Using obesity as an example, we theorised a model of the potential causal pathways linking neighbourhood characteristics, through diet and physical activity, to obesity. A structural equation modelling approach was used to test the model empirically using health data from national surveys in England and Scotland. The advantages and limitations of structural equation modelling are discussed and we contend that the approach provides a useful way of combining data from several sources to test theorised explanatory models linking the neighbourhood to health.
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