Table 3.

Effects of neighborhood food stores within a 0.25-mile buffer on weight status and BMI z-score

Neighborhood food storesa	N	Overweight or Obesity (BMI-for-age ≥85th percentile)				Change in BMI Z-Score
		Model 1		Model 2		Model 1		Model 2
		ORb	95% CI	ORc	95% CI	β	95% CI	β d	95% CI
Convenience stores
0 stores	295	ref		ref		ref		ref
>0 stores	56	5.22**	1.88, 14.47	3.38**	1.07, 10.68	0.12**	0.01, 0.24	0.13**	0.00, 0.25
Drug stores
0 stores	336	ref		ref		ref		ref
>0 stores	15	1.57	0.24, 10.29	1.26	0.16, 9.91	0.17	−0.05, 0.38	0.21*	0.00, 0.43
Fast-food restaurants
0 stores	269	ref		ref		ref		ref
>0 stores	82	1.15	0.44, 3.00	0.82	0.28, 2.44	0.00	−0.10, 0.10	0.00	−0.11, 0.10
Produce vendors/farmer’s markets
0 stores	319	ref		ref		ref		ref
>0 stores	32	2.99*	0.88, 10.18	2.83	0.62, 12.85	0.07	−0.08, 0.22	0.10	−0.06, 0.26
Full-service restaurants
0 stores	260	ref		ref		ref		ref
>0 stores	91	1.12	0.44, 2.84	0.80	0.27, 2.34	0.06	−0.04, 0.15	0.09	−0.02, 0.20
Small grocery stores
Tertile 1 (0 stores)	241	ref		ref		ref		ref
Tertile 3 (≥0.95 stores)	61	3.20**	1.12, 9.12	1.90	0.57, 6.37	0.07	−0.04, 0.19	0.07	−0.05, 0.19
Specialty stores
0 stores	310	ref		ref		ref		ref
>0 stores	41	1.93	0.59, 6.31	1.41	0.38, 5.23	0.05	−0.08, 0.18	0.06	−0.08, 0.19
Specific food store venues
0 stores	257	ref		ref		ref		ref
>0 stores	94	1.90	0.77, 4.69	1.46	0.50, 4.27	0.07	−0.03, 0.16	0.07	−0.03, 0.18
Supermarkets
0 stores	317	ref		ref		ref		ref
>0 stores	34	3.50**	1.06, 11.61	2.18	0.60, 7.92	0.02	−0.12, 0.17	0.02	−0.13, 0.17

^aCalculated as the number of stores within a 0.25-mile network buffer per every 1000 people

^bAdjusted for baseline weight status

^cAdjusted for baseline weight status, race/ethnicity, parent’s/caregiver’s education, household income, and county of residence

^dAdjusted for race/ethnicity, parents’/caregiver’s education, household income and county of residence

^*p<0.1

^**p<0.05