Table 3.

Partial correlation between individuals’ BMI and built environment measures

	Male BMI	Female BMI
Distance to the closest light rail station (in kilometers)	0.054**	0.112**
Distance to CBD (in kilometers)	0.082**	0.113**
Distance to the closest large grocery store (in kilometers)	−0.008	0.025
	BG		CT		Buffer
	Male BMI	Female BMI	Male BMI	Female BMI	Male BMI	Female BMI
Population density (per sq. kilometer)	−0.024	−0.012	−0.040*	−0.037	−0.037	−0.040
Intersection density (per sq. kilometer)	0.014	0.015	0.000	−0.008	0.039*	−0.003
Frank's entropy score (higher scores, more diversity)	−0.036	−0.032	−0.043*	−0.010	−0.043*	−0.032
Shannon's index (higher scores, more diversity)	−0.044*	−0.028	−0.040*	−0.006	−0.047*	−0.044*
Simpson's index (lower scores, more diversity)	0.042*	0.030	0.043*	0.016	0.046*	0.046*
Area of single family residential (in sq. kilometers)	0.048*	0.012	0.047*	0.050*	0.022	0.008
Area of multifamily residential (in sq. kilometers)	−0.014	0.030	−0.008	0.050*	−0.069**	−0.021
Area of retail (in sq. kilometers)	−0.007	−0.007	0.015	0.021	−0.020	−0.049*
Area of office (in sq. kilometers)	−0.007	−0.016	0.015	0.020	−0.049*	−0.071**
Area of education (in sq. kilometers)	−0.008	−0.029	−0.009	−0.024	−0.021	0.028
Area of entertainment (in sq. kilometers)	−0.027	−0.040	0.008	−0.011	0.006	−0.028
Proportion walk to work (%)	−0.046*	−0.076**	−0.050*	−0.103**	−0.065**	−0.103**
Median year structure built (larger value = newer housing)	0.081**	0.111**	0.076**	0.110**	0.079**	0.119**

(Significance level: * 5%; ** 1%.

Abbreviation: BG = block group; CT = census tract)

Note: Correlation coefficients control for individual age, neighborhood income, median age of neighborhood residents, and race/ethnic composition of neighborhoods measured at the block group scale.