Santiago Rodríguez LópezAna V. Diez RouxNatalia TumasKari MooreOlga L. SarmientoBrisa N. SánchezCarolina Pérez‐FerrerSandra Flores‐AlvaradoMónica MazariegosUsama Bilal2026-03-222026-03-22202510.1093/ije/dyaf047https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaf047https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/77000Neighbourhood education is associated with BMI beyond individual and city characteristics, although the associations are heterogenous across countries and by gender. Associations with built and natural features were less clear. Our results highlight the relevance of context-specific analysis for planning interventions that are aimed to reduce BMI and its unequal distribution in Latin American cities.enNeighbourhood (mathematics)GeographySocioeconomic statusBody mass indexLatin AmericansDemographyPsychological interventionSocial epidemiologyBuilt environmentContext (archaeology)Neighbourhoods’ social, built, and natural environment characteristics and body mass index in Latin American citiesarticle