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. 2014 Dec 6;11:138. doi: 10.1186/s12966-014-0138-4

Table 4.

Results from regression analysis investigating the relationship between proximity of food outlets to the home and school environments after adjustment for covariates

Takeaway Retail Supermarket All outlets
P P P P
Child home % of children 25.4 (n=3467) 71.3 (n=9738) 3.3 (451) 100
Distance (km)1 0.24 [0.23] 0.27 [0.22] 0.31 [0.24] 0.27 [0.22]
BMI Obese2 0.90 [0.58:1.40] 0.64 0.67 [0.50:0.90] 0.01 2.15 [0.82:5.67] 0.12 0.77 [0.61:0.98] 0.03
BMIsds3 -0.08 [-0.28:0.12] 0.44 -0.10 [-0.22:0.29] 0.13 0.34 [-0.45:0.51] 0.89 -0.09 [-0.19:0.02] 0.10
School n of schools 8/36 26/36 2/36
Distance1 0.42 [0.44] 0.34 [0.13] 0.48 [0.10] 0.37 [0.25]
BMI Obese2 1.08 [0.88:1.33] 0.47 0.85 [0.54:1.30] 0.85 1.73 [0.19:15.68] 0.63 1.01 [0.84:1.23] 0.95
BMIsds3 -0.15 [-0.12:0.09] 0.78 -0.021[-0.21:0.20] 0.95 -0.24 [-1.17:0.69] 0.62 -0.01 [-0.10:0.08] 0.81

1mean [standard deviation] 2results from logistic regression models values = odds ratio [95% confidence intervals]; 3results from linear regression models values = β [95% confidence intervals): All models control for gender, ethnicity and SES (IDACI).