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. 2015 Jun 9;19(6):1093–1102. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015001524

Table 2.

Neighbourhood-level variables, São Paulo, Brazil, 2011

Variable Median IQR
Monthly household income (R$)* , 3133·05 2362·82–5361·55
Distance to the nearest store (m) 125·30 69·93–294·86
Supermarket and fresh produce market density (per 10 000 residents) 2·69 0·00–3·28
SSB price (R$) 2·08 1·82–2·20
FV price/kg (R$) 2·24 1·99–2·63
FV quality (%; 95 % CI)§
No stores/markets with fresh FV 4·45 3·51, 5·39
No stores/markets in the upper quartile 93·86 92·77, 94·96
Stores/markets present in the upper quartile 1·68 1·09, 2·27

IQR, interquartile range; SSB, sugar-sweetened beverages; FV, fruits and vegetables.

*

Source: 2010 Brazilian Census( 20 ).

As of March 2011, $US 1·00=R$ 1·66.

Logarithmic distribution.

§

Percentage of stores/markets in each census tract averaged across the 1·6-km buffer around participants’ homes.