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. 2008 Sep 15;5(4):A123.

Table 3.

Unadjusted and Weight-Adjusted Fruit and Vegetable Availability, by Store Density Per 10,000 Residents, Albany, Columbia County, and Greene County, New York, 2003

Store Type Minority Neighborhooda Mixed Neighborhoodb Rural Communityc Small-Town Communityd
Density Density P Value Density P Value Density P Value
Unadjusted
F&V storee, total 4.2 7.3 .19 6.5 .20 6.8 .16
Super producef 0.0 2.0 .02 1.0 .11 1.4 .06
Year-round produceg 4.2 3.3 .66 3.7 .73 3.0 .40
Seasonal produceh 0.0 2.0 .02 1.8 .03 2.4 .01
Fruit-for-snack storei 2.3 2.7 .80 2.9 .62 1.8 .64
Non-F&V store 13.8 9.4 .22 5.8 <.001 8.9 .05
Total food store 20.3 19.4 .84 15.2 .09 17.5 .39
Weight-adjusted
F&V storee, total 4.6 11.4 .01 7.8 .10 9.8 .02
Super producef 0.0 7.3 <.001 2.4 .01 4.0 .001
Year-round produceg 4.6 4.0 .78 4.4 .90 4.2 .80
Seasonal produceh 0.0 0.0 <.99 1.0 .11 1.6 .04
Fruit-for-snacki 2.7 2.0 .66 3.4 .60 2.4 .80
Non-F&V store 15.4 12.0 .38 6.5 <.001 10.7 .08
Total food store 22.7 25.4 .59 17.7 .12 22.9 .96

Abbreviations: F&V, fruit and vegetable; CBGs, census block groups.

a

Region within the city of Albany containing CBGs composed of ≥50% nonwhite and/or Hispanic populations. Reference category for comparison.

b

Region within the city of Albany containing CBGs composed of <50% nonwhite and/or Hispanic populations.

c

Region within Columbia and Greene counties containing CBGs composed of 100% rural populations, as defined by the US Census Bureau (25).

d

Region within Columbia and Greene counties containing CBGs not included in the rural community.

e

Food store categorized as an F&V store if it stocked at least 2 types of fresh fruit, excluding lemons and limes, and at least 3 types of fresh vegetables, including at least 1 dark-green or orange-colored vegetable.

f

An F&V store defined as a supermarket with a produce department.

g

An F&V store defined as a nonsupermarket store that operates year-round and includes grocery stores, convenience stores, and specialty food stores.

h

An F&V store that includes seasonal farm (ie, barn) stores, roadside huts and stands, and farmers' markets.

i

Defined as stores carrying at least 1 type of ready-to-eat fresh fruit, such as apples, oranges, and bananas. Although these stores did not meet the F&V measure, they were not categorized as non-F&V stores