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Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2009 Sep 18;69(10):1493–1500. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.08.032

Table 2.

Parameter Estimates of Regression Analyses of BMI for Individuals Aged 25–64a

Full Sample Non-Low Income Neighborhood Residents Low Income Neighborhood Residents T-Tests for Coefficient Differencesb
Coefficient 95% CI P Value Coefficient 95% CI P Value Coefficient ( 95% CI P Value
Physical Environment Measures
Population Density (1,000’s)/Sq. Mile in BG −.02 (−.03) – (−.02)
<.01
−.00 (−.01) – (.00)
.43
−.04 (−.05) – (−.00)
<.01
−4.86**
% of Workers Who Walk to Work in BG −3.76 (−4.25) – (−3.27)
<.01
−2.29 (−3.10) – (−1.48)
<.01
−4.92 (−5.57) – (−4.27)
<.01
−5.65**
Median Age of Housing in Years in Census Tract −.01 (−.02) – (−.01)
<.01
−.02 (−.02) – (−.01)
<.01
−.01 (−.01) – (−.00)
<.01
5.30**
Intersections within sq. km (10’s) .10 .(09) – (.12)
<.01
.08 (.01) – (.01)
<.01
.02 (.00) – (.00)
<.01
−4.53**
Food Environment Measures
Healthy Grocery Options Only in BG −.16 (−.23) – (−.09)
<.01
−.05 (−.13) – (.03)
.24
−.26 (−.41) – (−.10)
<.01
−2.30**
Convenience Food Stores Only in BG −.25 (−.33) – (−.17)
<.01
−.30 (−.40) – (−.20)
<.01
−.02 (−.15) – (.10)
.70
3.10**
Full Service Restaurants Only in BG −.19 (−.24) – (−.15)
<.01
−.24 (−.29) – (−.19)
<.01
−.08 (−.18) – (.03)
.16
2.70**
Fast Food Restaurants Only in BG −.03 (−.09) – (.02)
.26
−.06 (−.12) – (.01)
.07
.10 (−.05) – (.24)
.20
1.53
Multiple Food Options in BG −.17 (−.20) – (−.13) −.17 (−.22) – (−.14)
<.01
−.13 (−.21) – (−.06)
<.01
.81
Neighborhood Income <25%tile .21 (.16) – (.25)
<.01
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Adjusted R2 .08 .09 .06
a

These multivariate analyses control for the ethnic/racial composition of the block group, the median age of the block group, the individual’s age, and the individual’s gender.

b

These t-tests were based on a single multivariate model where neighborhood income category was interacted with all of the neighborhood environment variables.