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. 2023 Dec 7;23:2454. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17350-8

Table 3.

Food store fluctuations, 2013–2018. Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Stores Total Supermarket Specialized FV markets Local stores p-valuea
n %(95%CI) n %(95%IC) n %(95%CI) n %(95%CI)
Total
Stable 168 35.2 (31.0-39.6) 33 44.6 (33.6–56.1) 97 30.7 (25.8–36.0) 38 43.7 (33.6–54.3) 0.076
Closed 154 32.3 (28.2–36.6) 20 27.0 (18.0-38.3) 110 34.8 (29.7–40.2) 24 27.6 (19.2–38.0)
Not replaced 142 92.2 (86.7–95.5) 20 100.0 99 90.0 (26.4–36.7) 23 95.8 (18.1–36.7)
Replaced 12 7.8 (4.4–13.3) 0 0.0 11 10.0 (1.9–6.2) 1 4.2 (0.1–7.8)
New 155 32.5 (28.4–36.8) 21 28.4 (19.2–39.7) 109 34.5 (29.4–39.9) 25 28.7 (20.1–39.2)
Found 2013b 322 67.5 (63.1–71.6) 53 71.6 (60.1–80.9) 207 65.5 (60.0-70.6) 62 71.3 (60.7–79.9) 0.426
Found 2018c 323 67.7 (63.4–71.8) 54 73.0 (61.5–82.0) 206 65.2 (59,7-70.3) 63 72.4 (61.9–80.9) 0.255
Low HVI
Stable 54 45.9 (37.1–54.9) 14 58.3 (37.7–76.4) 39 45.9 (35.5–56.7) 3 23.1 (7.1–5.8) 0.254
Closed 24 19.7 (13.5–27.8) 2 8.3 (2.0-28.8) 18 21.2 (13.7–31.3) 4 30.8 (11.4–60.5)
Not replaced 19 79.2 (56.8–91.7) 2 100.0 14 77.8 (51.1–92.1) 3 75.0 (16.0-97.9)
Replaced 5 20.8 (8.3–43.2) 0 0.0 4 22.2 (7.8–48.8) 1 25.0 (2.0-84.4)
New 42 34.3 (26.4–43.4) 8 33.3 (17.2–54.5) 28 32.9 (23.7–43.7) 6 46.1 (21.4–72.9)
Found 2013b 80 65.6 (56.6–73.5) 16 66.7 (44.4–83.3) 57 67.1 (56.2–76.3) 7 53.8 (24.8–80.5) 0.642
Found 2018c 98 80.3 (72.2–86.5) 22 91.7 (69.8–98.1) 67 78.8 (68.6–86.3) 9 69.2 (36.5–89.8) 0.214
Medium HVI
Stable 80 31.2 (25.8–37.3) 13 37.1 (22.7–54.3) 44 25.9 (19.8–33.0) 23 45.1 (31.9–59.0) 0.097
Closed 91 35.5 (29.9–41.6) 10 28.6 (15.9–45.8) 67 39.4 (32.3–47.0) 14 27.4 (16.8–41.4)
Not replaced 88 96.7 (90.0-98.9) 10 100.0 64 95.5 (86.7–98.6) 14 100.0
Replaced 3 3.3 (1.0-9.9) 0 0.0 3 4.5 (1.4–13.3) 0 0.0
New 85 33.2 (27.7–39.2) 12 34.3 (20.4–51.5) 59 34.7 (27.9–42.2) 14 27.4 (16.8–41.4)
Found 2013b 171 66.8 (60.7–72.3) 23 65.7 (47.9–80.0) 111 65.3 (57.8–72.1) 37 72.5 (58.3–83.3) 0.621
Found 2018c 165 64.4 (58.3–70.1) 25 71.4 (53.6–84.4) 103 60.6 (53.0-67.7) 37 72.5 (58.3–83.3) 0.191
High HVI
Stable 32 32.3 (23.7–42.3) 6 40.0 (18.4–66.3) 14 22.9 (13.9–35.4) 12 52.2 (31.9–71.8) 0.030
Closed 39 39.4 (30.1–49.5) 8 53.3 (28.3–76.8) 25 41.0 (29.2–53.9) 6 26.1 (11.9–48.0)
Not replaced 35 89.7 (74.8–96.3) 8 100.0 21 84.0 (63.0-94.2) 6 100.0
Replaced 4 10.3 (3.7–25.2) 0 0.0 4 16.0 (5.8–37.0) 0 0.0
New 28 28.3 (20.2–38.1) 1 6.7 (0.1–37.4) 22 36.1 (24.9–49.0) 5 21.7 (9.0-43.6)
Found 2013b 71 71.7 (61.9–79.8) 14 93.3 (58.4–99.3) 39 63.9 (50.9–75.2) 18 78.3 (55.2–91.3) 0.056
Found 2018c 60 60.6 (50.5–69.9) 7 46.7 (21.7–73.4) 36 59.0 (46.0-70.9) 17 73.9 (50.9–88.6) 0.224

aChi-square: compare food store fluctuations (stable, closed, and new stores) vs. types of stores (supermarket, specialized FV market, and local stores); bStable + Closed = stores found in 2013; cStable + New = stores found in 2018. FV = fruits and vegetables; HVI = Health Vulnerability Index; 95% CI: confidence interval. Stables stores: 2013 stores remaining open through 2018; Closed stores: 2013 stores closed in 2018; Replaced stores: 2013 stores that were closed and replacements in 2018; Not replaced stores: 2013 stores that were closed but not replaced in 2018. New stores: 2018 stores that did not exist in 2013.