Table 4.
Associations between access to food outlets and underweight/overweight or obesea
| Dependent variable: Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | Dependent variable: Overweight or obese (BMI ≥ 25) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | (95%CI) | p | OR | (95%CI) | p | |
| Distance to the nearest convenience store | 1.014 | (0.875, 1.176) | 0.849 | 1.009 | (0.921, 1.105) | 0.853 |
| Number of convenience stores | 1.041 | (0.933, 1.163) | 0.471 | 1.037 | (0.968, 1.111) | 0.296 |
| Distance to the nearest fast food outlet | 1.002 | (0.946, 1.061) | 0.949 | 1.001 | (0.967, 1.037) | 0.946 |
| Number of fast food outlets | 0.967 | (0.821, 1.139) | 0.688 | 1.034 | (0.940, 1.138) | 0.491 |
| Distance to the nearest supermarket | 0.973 | (0.865, 1.093) | 0.640 | 0.928 | (0.862, 0.998) | 0.043 |
| Number of supermarkets | 0.930 | (0.842, 1.027) | 0.151 | 1.083 | (1.022, 1.149) | 0.007 |
a Adjusted for age, gender, marital status, educational attainment, equivalized income, driving status, household composition, SRH, IADL, drinking, walking, diagnosed illnesses under treatment (cancer, heart disease, and stroke), population density, and availability of parks or green spaces.