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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 17.
Published in final edited form as: Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Feb;33(2):283–291. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0512

Appendix 2.

Exhibit 1 Full descriptive characteristic of analytical samples in the study

All Sub-samples (by outcome)
BMI Fruit & Vegetable Intake Perceptions of Food Access

Eligible Samples

Sample size, n: 656 619 625 539

Resident in intervention area, n (%) 311 (47) 294 (47) 294 (47) 247 (46)

Adopted intervention as main store, n (%) 83 (13) 80 (13) 79 (13) 64 (12)

Adopted intervention as secondary store, n (%) 160 (24) 152 (25) 153 (24) 128 (24)

Baseline sample characteristics Contr Int Contr Int Contr Int Contr Int

Gender (%)
Male 67 (19) 67 (22) 67 (21) 65 (22) 63 (19) 60 (20) 60 (21) 55 (22)
Female 277 (80) 244 (78) 257 (79) 229 (78) 267 (81) 234 (80) 232 (79) 192 (78)
Missing 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Age in years
Mean (SD) 52.7 (14) 54.2 (16) 53.6 (13) 54.9 (16) 52.7 (14) 54.2 (16) 52.0 (13) 53.5 (15)
Missing (%) 4 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Race/Ethnicity (%)
Black 283 (82) 268 (86) 269 (83) 253 (86) 270 (82) 254 (86) 242 (83) 219 (89)
White 43 (12) 13 (4) 41 (13) 13 (4) 42 (13) 12 (4) 37 (13) 12 (5)
Hispanic 7 (2) 6 (2) 6 (2) 5 (2) 7 (2) 6 (2) 6 (2) 4 (2)
Other 7 (2) 16 (5) 6 (2) 16 (5) 7 (2) 16 (5) 7 (2) 12 (5)
Missing 5 (1) 8 (3) 3 (1) 7 (2) 5 (2) 6 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Household income (%)
<$40,000 per year 210 (61) 207 (67) 197 (61) 196 (67) 199 (60) 195 (66) 188 (64) 172 (70)
>$40,000 per year 112 (32) 88 (28) 106 (33) 85 (29) 110 (33) 85 (29) 104 (36) 75 (30)
Missing 23 (7) 16 (5) 22 (7) 13 (4) 22 (7) 14 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0)

High school graduate (%)
Yes 297 (86) 260 (84) 277 (85) 247 (84) 288 (87) 249 (85) 251 (86) 216 (87)
No 48 (14) 50 (16) 48 (15) 47 (16) 43 (13) 44 (15) 41 (14) 31 (13)
Missing 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Labour market status (%)
Employed 164 (48) 134 (43) 155 (48) 127 (43) 160 (48) 131 (45) 144 (49) 119 (48)
Unemployed 35 (10) 34 (11) 30 (9) 33 (11) 34 (10) 33 (11) 33 (11) 26 (11)
Inactive 145 (42) 142 (46) 139 (43) 134 (46) 136 (41) 129 (44) 115 (39) 102 (41)
Missing 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Children under 12 in household (%)
Yes 80 (23) 68 (22) 73 (22) 66 (22) 79 (24) 68 (23) 74 (25) 61 (25)
No 265 (77) 243 (78) 252 (78) 228 (78) 252 (76) 226 (77) 218 (75) 186 (75)
Missing 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Public transport for food shopping (%)
Yes 71 (21) 86 (28) 67 (21) 82 (28) 66 (20) 82 (28) 55 (19) 67 (27)
No 274 (79) 225 (72) 258 (79) 212 (72) 265 (80) 212 (72) 237 (81) 180 (73)
Missing 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Has own car for food shopping (%)
Yes 190 (55) 141 (45) 178 (55) 135 (46) 186 (56) 132 (45) 164 (56) 115 (47)
No 155 (45) 170 (55) 147 (45) 159 (54) 145 (44) 162 (55) 128 (44) 132 (53)
Missing 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Walks for food shopping (%)
Yes 47 (14) 36 (12) 45 (14) 33 (11) 45 (14) 34 (12) 42 (14) 32 (13)
No 298 (86) 275 (88) 280 (86) 261 (89) 286 (86) 260 (88) 250 (86) 215 (87)
Missing 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)

Outcomes at baseline and follow-up Contr Int Contr Int Contr Int Contr Int

BMI
Baseline mean (SD) 29.2 (7) 30.1 (7) 29.1 (7) 30.1 (7) 29.2 (7) 30.1 (7) 29.2 (7) 30.4 (7)
Missing (%) 12 (4) 4 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 12 (4) 4 (1) 11 (4) 2 (1)
Follow-up mean (SD) 29.6 (7) 30.1 (7) 29.5 (7) 30.1 (7) 29.6 (7) 30.1 (7) 29.5 (7) 30.3 (7)
Missing (%) 11 (3) 12 (4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 11 (3) 12 (4) 9 (3) 8 (3)
Daily F&V Intake
Baseline mean (SD) 3.7 (2) 3.5 (3) 3.7 (2) 3.5 (3) 3.7 (2) 3.5 (3) 3.7 (2) 3.6 (3)
Missing (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 9 (3) 5 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 5 (2) 4 (2)
Follow-up mean (SD) 3.5 (2) 3.3 (2) 3.5 (2) 3.3 (2) 3.5 (2) 3.3 (2) 3.5 (2) 3.3 (2)
Missing (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (1) 8 (3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (1) 4 (2)
Perceptions of food access (summary scale)
Baseline mean (SD)
Missing (%) 14.8 (4) 13.7 (4) 14.9 (4) 13.7 (4) 14.8 (4) 13.7 (4) 14.8 (4) 13.6 (4)
Follow-up mean (SD) 7 (2) 14 (5) 10 (3) 15 (5) 7 (2) 14 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Missing (%) 15.6 (4) 15.9 (4) 15.7 (4) 15.9 (4) 15.6 (4) 15.9 (4) 15.5 (4) 16.0 (4)
8 (2) 12 (4) 11 (3) 14 (5) 8 (2) 12 (4) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Perceptions of food access (separate dimensions):
Good choice of different types of grocery stores in neighborhood
Baseline mean (SD) 2.8 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.8 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.8 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.8 (1) 2.3 (1)
Missing (%) 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Follow-up mean (SD) 3.1 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.1 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.1 (1) 3.1 (1) 3.1 (1) 3.1 (1)
Missing (%) 2 (1) 6 (2) 1 (0) 4 (1) 1 (0) 3 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Quality of grocery stores in neighborhood is good
Baseline mean (SD) 3.0 (1) 2.8 (1) 3.0 (1) 2.8 (1) 3.0 (1) 2.8 (1) 3.0 (1) 2.8 (1)
Missing (%) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Follow-up mean (SD) 3.3 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.5 (1)
Missing (%) 5 (1) 5 (2) 4 (1) 3 (1) 2 (1) 3 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Choice of fresh fruit and vegetables to purchase in neighbourhood is good
Baseline mean (SD) 3.3 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.3 (1) 2.9 (1) 3.3 (1) 2.9 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.0 (1)
Missing (%) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Follow-up mean (SD) 3.4 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.1 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.5 (1)
Missing (%) 6 (2) 2 (1) 5 (2) 1 (0) 3 (1) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Quality of fresh fruit and vegetables to purchase in neighbourhood is good
Baseline mean (SD) 3.3 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.0 (1)
Missing (%) 3 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1) 1 (0) 2 (1) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Follow-up mean (SD) 3.4 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.5 (1)
Missing (%) 3 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 1 (0) 1 (0) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Fresh fruit and vegetables in neighbourhood are expensive
Baseline mean (SD) 2.4 (1) 2.6 (1) 2.4 (1) 2.6 (1) 2.4 (1) 2.6 (1) 2.4 (1) 2.6 (1)
Missing (%) 6 (2) 13 (4) 6 (2) 13 (4) 5 (2) 12 (4) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Follow-up mean (SD) 2.3 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.4 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.4 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.4 (1) 2.3 (1)
Missing (%) 8 (2) 10 (3) 7 (2) 8 (3) 7 (2) 7 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0)