Table 2.
Characteristics of 49,770 Pediatric Patients, According to Category of Networked Distance to Large Supermarkets and Fast Food Restaurants
| Category of networked distance to large supermarkets | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤0.5 miles | >0.5–1.0 mile | >1–2 miles | >2 miles | Trend p value | |
| Individual characteristics | N (%) | ||||
| Gender | 0.89 | ||||
| Male | 2649 (50.1) | 6340 (50.8) | 9746 (50.5) | 6416 (50.5) | |
| Female | 2639 (49.9) | 6143 (49.2) | 9549 (49.5) | 6282 (49.5) | |
| Race/ethnicity | <0.0001 | ||||
| White | 2410 (51.4) | 6256 (56.2) | 11,146 (63.6) | 9391 (81.9) | |
| Black | 946 (20.2) | 2197 (19.7) | 2334 (13.3) | 466 (4.1) | |
| Hispanic | 424 (9.0) | 835 (7.5) | 1040 (5.9) | 248 (2.2) | |
| Asian | 484 (10.3) | 974 (8.7) | 1793 (10.2) | 915 (8.0) | |
| Other | 426 (9.1) | 878 (7.9) | 1201 (6.9) | 441 (3.8) | |
| Most recent well-child visit | Mean (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 10.9 (4.5) | 11.1 (4.5) | 11.2 (4.4) | 11.7 (4.3) | <0.0001 |
| BMI, z-score | 0.44 (1.08) | 0.46 (1.06) | 0.44 (1.04) | 0.34 (0.99) | <0.0001 |
| Neighborhood characteristics | Mean (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent white | 66.5 (25.2) | 67.5 (26.5) | 75.5 (22.7) | 86.2 (12.4) | <0.0001 |
| Percent without high school diploma | 10 (8.4) | 10.2 (8.6) | 8.6 (7.5) | 5.5 (5.6) | <0.0001 |
| Neighborhood household median income ($) | 73,067 (29,888) | 75,866 (31,122) | 84,687 (31,359) | 106,000 (30,731) | <0.0001 |
| Category of networked distance to fast food restaurants | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤0.5 miles | >0.5–1.0 mile | >1–2 miles | >2 miles | Trend p value | |
| Individual characteristics | N (%) | ||||
| Gender | 0.76 | ||||
| Male | 10,466 (50.8) | 7015 (50.1) | 5396 (50.5) | 2276 (50.7) | |
| Female | 10,144 (49.2) | 6980 (49.9) | 5283 (49.5) | 2210 (49.3) | |
| Race/ethnicity | <0.0001 | ||||
| White | 9729 (52.7) | 8438 (66.6) | 7523 (77.7) | 3516 (87.8) | |
| Black | 3683 (20.0) | 1647 (13.0) | 536 (5.5) | 77 (1.9) | |
| Hispanic | 1674 (9.1) | 615 (4.9) | 213 (2.2) | 47 (1.2) | |
| Asian | 1807 (9.8) | 1165 (9.2) | 937 (9.7) | 257 (6.4) | |
| Other | 1562 (8.5) | 805 (6.4) | 470 (4.9) | 109 (2.7) | |
| Most recent well-child visit | Mean (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 10.9 (4.5) | 11.3 (4.4) | 11.5 (4.4) | 12 (4.3) | <0.0001 |
| BMI, z-score | 0.5 (1.08) | 0.42 (1.04) | 0.34 (0.99) | 0.25 (0.94) | <0.0001 |
| Neighborhood characteristics | Mean (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent white | 66.1 (26.6) | 76.8 (22.2) | 85.4 (11.3) | 88.9 (6.4) | <0.0001 |
| Percent without high school diploma | 11.6 (9.2) | 7.4 (6.2) | 5.1 (4.2) | 3.9 (3.2) | <0.0001 |
| Neighborhood household median income | 70,285 (28,375) | 85,861 (29,014) | 104,000 (29,220) | 122,000 (26,065) | <0.0001 |
SD, standard deviation.