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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Community Health. 2015 Apr;40(2):276–284. doi: 10.1007/s10900-014-9927-6

Table 3.

Bivariate associations (Pearson’s Correlation Coefficients and 95% Confidence Intervals) between perceived and objectively-measured (Geographic Information System, GIS) neighborhood barriers and individual-level diet, physical activity, and Body Mass Index (BMI). Correlations with p-values < 0.05 are highlighted in bold.

Individual-level Characteristics
Neighborhood factors related to nutrition Diet Quality BMI
Perceived Neighborhood Nutrition Barriers (higher score indicates more barriers) −0.17 (−0.28, −0.05) 0.13 (0.03, 0.23)
Perceived Total Neighborhood Barriers (higher score indicates more barriers) −0.15 (−0.27, −0.03) 0.14 (0.03, 0.24)
GIS nutrition - density (higher score indicates better access) −0.03 (−0.17, 0.10) 0.00 (−0.11, 0.12)
GIS nutrition - distance (higher score indicates greater distance and less access) −0.16 (−0.29, −0.03) −0.03 (−0.15, 0.09)
Neighborhood factors related to physical activity Total Activity BMI
Perceived Neighborhood Physical Activity Barriers (higher score indicates more barriers) 0.01 (−0.10, 0.11) 0.12 (0.01, 0.22)
Perceived Total Neighborhood Barriers (higher score indicates more barriers) 0.01 (−0.09, 0.12) 0.14 (0.03, 0.24)
GIS physical activity - density ((higher score indicates better access) −0.03 (−0.14, 0.09) 0.00 (−0.11, 0.12)
GIS physical activity - distance (higher score indicates greater distance and less access) −0.06 (−0.18, 0.05) 0.03 (−0.09, 0.15)
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Correlations between neighborhood barriers and fruit and vegetable servings and pedometer steps not included in table, as there were no statistically significant findings.