The association between neighborhood quality, youth physical fitness, and modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors

Striking disparities persist in cardiovascular disease risk factors among minority youth. We examined the association between multiple indicators of neighborhood quality and minority youth fitness. The primary exposure was the Child Opportunity Index (COI), a measure comprised of indicators that facilitate healthy child development. Outcome data were drawn from the 2018–2019 Fit2Play Study (Miami-Dade County, FL). Hotspot analysis evaluated COI...