Table 3.
Associations between obesity and the perceived food and physical activity environments for participants in Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee from July to September 2005
| Percentage Often in Obese Persons | Percentage Often in Normal Wt. Persons | OR n=822 | 95% CI | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sum score of produce and low-fat food non-availability | NA | NA | 1.02 | 1.00-1.05 | ||||
| Often shop at | ||||||||
| Supermarket | 80.3 | 83.4 | 0.91 | 0.63-1.32 | ||||
| Wal-Mart | 70.1 | 65.6 | 1.25 | 0.92-1.70 | ||||
| Convenience store | 19.2 | 18.4 | 0.97 | 0.67-1.39 | ||||
| Small grocery store | 43.5 | 37.7 | 1.30 | 0.98-1.74 | ||||
| Bakery | 16.0 | 14.0 | 1.28 | 0.86-1.90 | ||||
| Fruit and vegetable store | 32.8 | 31.5 | 1.07 | 0.79-1.45 | ||||
| Often eat at | ||||||||
| Restaurant | 51.9 | 50.3 | 1.24 | 0.93-1.66 | ||||
| Buffet or cafeteria | 32.8 | 22.0 | 1.51 | 1.09-2.08 | ||||
| Deli | 24.3 | 24.2 | 1.00 | 0.72-1.40 | ||||
| Fast food | 47.5 | 39.0 | 1.38 | 1.04-1.84 | ||||
| Convenience store | 17.9 | 12.4 | 1.38 | 0.92-2.06 | ||||
| Coffee Shop | 6.7 | 12.2 | 0.57 | 0.34-0.96 | ||||
| Bar or tavern | 3.7 | 8.9 | 0.44 | 0.23-0.84 | ||||
| Mean score, often eat outside of the home | NA | NA | 1.46 | 1.02-2.09 | ||||
| Percent Strongly Agree in Obese | Percent Strongly Agree in Normal | |||||||
| There are many places to be active | 24.0 | 28.5 | 0.88 | 0.63-1.22 | ||||
| Many destinations are in walking distance | 11.5 | 13.8 | 1.02 | 0.72-1.44 | ||||
| Sidewalks are present in the community | 20.8 | 22.8 | 0.84 | 0.55-1.29 | ||||
| Safe shoulders are present | 7.2 | 8.0 | 0.97 | 0.56-1.66 | ||||
| Community is pleasant for physical activity | 36.0 | 50.0 | 0.57 | 0.43-0.77 | ||||
| Mean score, lack of access to physically active environment | NA | NA | 1.37 | 1.07-1.74 | ||||
Analyses adjusted for age, education, intervention status, and gender Bold indicates significance at p<.05