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. 2010 May 11;87(5):771–781. doi: 10.1007/s11524-010-9460-6

Table 4.

Multivariable models predicting obesity odds

Model 1b Model 2c
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Group-level predictor
Access to food retailersa
  Supermarkets 0.936 (0.882, 0.994)* 0.932 (0.877, 0.990)*
  Convenience stores 1.013 (1.001, 1.024)*
  Fast food restaurants 1.012 (1.003, 1.022)*
Individual-level predictors
Gender
  Female (reference)
  Male 0.836 (0.707, 0.987)* 0.836 (0.707, 0.987)*
Race/ethnicity
  White (reference)
  Black 2.859 (2.351, 3.476)** 2.850 (2.344, 3.465)**
  Latino 1.233 (0.735, 2.069) 1.233 (0.735, 2.070)
  Other 1.505 (0.957, 2.367) 1.502 (0.955, 2.362)
Poverty index ratio
  Below 1.00 (reference)
  1.00–1.85 0.975 (0.783, 1.214) 0.980 (0.787, 1.220)
  >1.85 0.774 (0.626, 0.957)* 0.779 (0.630, 0.963)*
Age, years
  18–30 (reference)
  31–50 1.859 (1.448, 2.387)** 1.861 (1.449, 2.390)**
  >50 2.020 (1.578, 2.585)** 2.019 (1.578, 2.584)**
Educational attainment
  Less than high school (reference)
  High school graduate 1.022 (0.800, 1.305) 1.012 (0.793, 1.292)
  Attend some college 1.086 (0.835, 1.411) 1.078 (0.830, 1.401)
  College graduate or higher 0.991 (0.753, 1.305) 0.981 (0.746, 1.291)
Number of days moderate physical activity 0.969 (0.940, 0.999)* 0.969 (0.940, 0.999)*
Number of days vigorous physical activity 0.854 (0.811, 0.899)** 0.853 (0.811, 0.898)**
Television viewing
  ≤2 h/day (reference)
  >2 h/day 1.369 (1.175, 1.594)** 1.367 (1.173, 1.592)**

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval

aNumber within 2-km neighborhood

bModel 1 includes both supermarket and convenience store counts along with individual-level covariates.

cModel 2 includes both supermarket and fast food restaurant counts along with individual-level covariates.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01