Neighborhood environment, which includes multiple social drivers of health, has been associated with a higher incidence of chronic conditions in adult cohorts. We examine if neighborhood environment is associated with glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and body mass index (BMI) as a percentage of the 95th percentile (BMIp95) for youth with overweight and obesity. Cohort study using electronic health record data from a large Midwestern Children's Hospital.
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