Table 1.

Selected studies of residential mobility and obesity that examined movers versus stayers.

Author & Year	# participants	Follow-up (y)	Key Findings
A focus on people who move
Ewing-2006	3667	7	Adolescents living in sprawling counties more likely to be overweight or at risk of obesity. Changes in BMI not associated with movers.
Lee-2009	3448	5	Moving to a more or less-sprawling area was not associated with change in BMI.
Berry-2010	572	6	Participants in lowest SES neighborhoods had largest increases in BMI; moving not significantly associated.
Stafford-2010	8151	11	Women who resided in neighborhoods with low SES had higher BMI at baseline and greater weight gain over 10 years. No effect in men.
Ludwig-2011	4498	13	The MTO study. Subjects randomized; opportunity to move from low to high SES neighborhood experienced reductions in the prevalence of obesity and diabetes.
Hirsch-2014a	934	6	Analyzed movers only. Moving to a location with a higher walkability score was associated with a 0.06 lower BMI.
Powell-Wiley-2015	1835	7	Moving to an area with higher deprivation correlated with weight gain. A longer duration of living in the deprived area associated with increased weight gain.
Braun- 2016	1079	6	Greater walkability in neighborhoods corresponded with preferable health outcomes like lower blood pressure. Results subject to bias with regard to neighborhood self-selection.
Lippert 2016	12,164	15	Adolescents who grew up and stayed in low SES neighborhoods had higher risks for obesity compared to individuals stay in moderate-high SES neighborhoods.
Rachele - 2018	928	6	Changes in the level of neighborhood disadvantage were not associated with BMI changes in women who moved.
Total # Subjects	37,276